MOSCOW, April 27 (Xinhua) -- Russian President Dmitry
Medvedev said here Monday that he was satisfied and pleased with the smooth
development of strategic partnership of cooperation with China.
Medvedev said during his meeting with visiting
Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi that he was looking forward to the upcoming
state visit of his Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao, whom he has held a
"successful" meeting with on the sidelines of the G20 London Summit.
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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (L)
meets with visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi in Moscow on
April 27, 2009. (Xinhua/Lu Jinbo)
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Based on this year's 60th anniversary of the
establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Russia, Medvedev said
the two countries shall review outcomes and look ahead for future development of
bilateral relations.
Against the backdrop of the ongoing global financial
crisis, Russia, together with China, will increase top-level visits, expand
cooperation in all aspects such as economy, trades and humanities, and closely
collaborate on combating the financial crisis, as well as on international and
regional issues, said Medvedev.
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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (1st
L) meets with visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi (1st R) in
Moscow on April 27, 2009. (Xinhua/Lu Jinbo)
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The upcoming state visit of President Hu to Russia is
of vital importance to further advancement of China-Russian strategic
partnership of cooperation under new circumstances, said Yang. Currently an
all-round, rapid development of the strategic partnership between the two
countries is underway, he said.
China will make great efforts along with Russia, to
fulfill in all aspects the major consensus reached between the two leaders
during the London summit, further enhance strategic cooperation, deepen
practical cooperation in all fields, and continuously promote the China-Russian
strategic partnership of cooperation.
Yang, arriving at Moscow on Sunday, also met with
Russian Federation Council Speaker Sergei Mironov on Monday.
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Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi
(4th R) meets with Russian Federation Council Speaker Sergei Mironov (2nd
L) in Moscow, Russia, April 27, 2009.(Xinhua/Lu Jingli)
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China, Russia oil pipeline to start
operation at end-2010: CNPC
BEIJING, April 23 (Xinhua) -- An oil pipeline linking
Russia's far east to China's northeast is set to start operation by the end of
2010, Zhou Jiping, deputy general manager of the China National Petroleum Corp.
confirmed here at a conference Thursday.
The pipeline would run from Skovorodino, Russia to China's
northeastern city of Daqing. Full story
Chinese vice premier calls oil pact
with Russia "milestone"
BEIJING, April 21 (Xinhua) -- An oil cooperation agreement
signed by China and Russia Tuesday was a milestone in bilateral energy
cooperation, Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang said.
"This [agreement] provides a solid basis for
comprehensive, long-term and steady cooperation in this field," Li told visiting
Russian Deputy Prime Minister Igor Sechin. Full story
