Chinese President Hu Jintao (3rd R)
meets with Russian journalists before he is jointly interviewed by the
Russian media at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, on March 20,
2007. These journalists are working for Interfax News Agency, Itar-Tass
News Agency, Russian Information Agency, Russian Newspaper, Voice of
Russia Radio Station and Russian State TV and Radio Company. (File
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BEIJING,
March 25 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Hu Jintao spoke highly of China-Russia
relations before his upcoming Russia visit, saying his visit would achieve
substantial fruits.
Hu made the remarks on Tuesday when meeting with the
journalists from Russian media in advance of his Russia visit, which lasts from
March 26 to 28. Xinhua was authorized to release the content of the interview on
Sunday.
"I am expecting to confer with President Putin on
deepening China-Russian strategic partnership of cooperation and expanding
bilateral cooperation in various fields," said Hu.
"I believe that, under joint efforts of both sides,
the visit will achieve substantial fruits, and inject new motivity into the
growth of China-Russian ties and bilateral pragmatic cooperation," Hu said.
China and Russia witnessed fruitful cooperation in
politics, economy, trade, science, technology and culture, Hu said, noting that
the two nations also maintained close coordination in Korean Peninsula nuclear
issue, Iran nuclear issue and other international and regional affairs.
"The development of bilateral strategic partnership
of cooperation is the common desire and inevitable option of the two nations and
the two peoples," Hu said.
The Chinese president made a four-point proposal in
further promoting bilateral ties. The first is to increase political mutual
trust and to support each other on issues concerning national core interests.
The second is to expand pragmatic cooperation on such
fields as economy, trade, energy, science and technology.
Thirdly, Hu said, the two nations should avail the
opportunity of the Year of China in Russia to further strengthen cultural
cooperation so as to enhance mutual understanding and friendship between the two
peoples.
The two nations should also promote strategic
coordination in international and regional affairs, and make more contribution
to world peace and development, said Hu.
During the three-day visit, Hu will attend the
opening ceremony of the Year of China in Russia, a reciprocal event to the Year
of Russia held in China last year.
The Year of China in Russia will stage some 200
activities on politics, economy, science, technology and culture.
"The Year of Russia in China achieved full success,
and I believe that the Year of China in Russia will also be successful," Hu
said.
"This year is important for the growth of
China-Russian relations," Hu said, adding that bilateral strategic partnership
of cooperation, established 11 years ago, has entered a new
stage.
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