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Chinese President Hu Jintao arrives in
Russian capital Moscow on June 16, 2009. President Hu Jintao was welcomed
by Russian Energy Minister Sergei Shmatko (1st R) after he arrived in
Moscow Tuesday for a state visit. (Xinhua/Rao Aimin)
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MOSCOW, June 16 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Hu
Jintao arrived in Moscow Tuesday night for a state visit aimed at enhancing the
Sino-Russian strategic partnership of cooperation.
The Chinese president flew into the Russian capital
from Yekaterinburg, where he attended a summit of the Shanghai Cooperation
Organization and a meeting of BRIC countries, namely Brazil, Russia, India and
China.
In a written statement delivered upon arrival at the
airport, Hu said the current international situation is undergoing complicated
and profound changes and the international financial crisis is still spreading.
"It is of great significance for the two countries to
strengthen cooperation and jointly combat the current difficulties to maintain
the sound and steady development," said Hu.
He said the Chinese side will work with Russia to
comprehensively promote bilateral strategic cooperation, expand substantial
cooperation and cultural exchanges, and continuously consolidate the basis of
bilateral ties so as to make greater contributions to the well-being of the two
peoples and people all over the world.
He said he hoped that this visit will help enhance
mutual understanding and trust, push forward the Sino-Russian strategic
partnership of cooperation from a new historical starting point.
This is President Hu's first state visit to Russia
since Russian President Dmitry Medvedev took office in May last year.
Chinese foreign ministry officials said that during
the visit, Hu will meet his Russian counterpart Medvedev and other Russian
leaders to exchange views on how to further develop the Sino-Russian strategic
partnership of cooperation.
In Moscow, President Hu is also expected to attend
the event marking the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic
relations between China and Russia.
In recent years, the China-Russia ties have
maintained a momentum of rapid and sound development with frequent high-level
exchanges, greater mutual political trust and firm support to each other in
terms of their core interests.
The two-way trade volume reached a record high of
56.83 billion U.S. dollars last year. The two sides signed an oil cooperation
agreement in April this year.
The two sides will issue a joint statement and sign a
series of cooperation documents during the visit, a Chinese foreign ministry
official said.
"I believe, with the joint efforts of the two
countries, President Hu's visit to Russia will help further the long-term, sound
and stable development of China-Russia strategic partnership of cooperation
under the new circumstances," said Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Li Hui last
week.
From Moscow, Hu will travel to Slovakia and Croatia
for state visits.
Chinese president makes proposal for
tackling global financial crisis at BRIC
summit
YEKATERINBURG, Russia, June
16 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Hu Jintao Tuesday presented a four-point
proposal for dealing with the ongoing global financial crisis at the first
summit meeting of BRIC countries which groups Brazil, Russia, India and China.
First, BRIC countries should commit themselves to
bringing about an early recovery of the world economy, Hu said.Full story
Chinese president calls for closer
cooperation, joint efforts to tackle financial crisis at BRIC
summit
YEKATERINBURG, Russia, June
16 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Hu Jintao called for closer cooperation among
BRIC countries and presented a proposal for dealing with the ongoing global
financial crisis when he addressed the first BRIC summit here Tuesday.
"We should seize the historic opportunity, strengthen
unity and cooperation, and jointly safeguard the overall interests of developing
countries, " Hu said, offering the following proposal for furthering cooperation
among the BRIC countries, which groups Brazil, Russia, India and China. Full story
Add BRICs to building a harmonious
world
YEKATERINBURG, Russia, June 16 (Xinhua)
-- Leaders from the BRIC nations -- Brazil, Russia, India and China -- held
their first official meeting on Tuesday, marking a crucial step by the emerging
countries to seek broader consensus and a greater voice in addressing global
issues.
After the summit in Russia's Ural
city of Yekaterinburg, the leaders put their hands firmly together, a move
considered symbolic eight years after the term "BRIC" was coined. The four
nations have eventually translated an economic concept into tangible dialogue
and cooperation.Full story
SCO summit highlights joint efforts to
tackle financial crisis
YEKATERINBURG, Russia, June 16 (Xinhua) -- Leaders of
the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) attended the annual summit to
discuss the future development of the organization and measures against the
global financial crisis, underlining their joint efforts to overcome
difficulties.
The two-day summit reached broad consensus on
deepening pragmatic cooperation in trade, economy and security, and expanding
the group's exchanges with the rest of the world. Full story
SCO summit outcome key to regional
economic recovery, anti-terror
co-op
YEKATERINBURG, Russia, June
16 (Xinhua) -- The consensus reached at the annual summit of the Shanghai
Cooperation Organization (SCO) in Russia will give a significant boost to the
region's efforts to address the global financial crisis, build closer economic
links and strengthen security cooperation.
As the financial crisis continues to spread, the SCO
leaders met in Yekaterinburg, a city in the Ural mountains, to hammer out
regional solutions to mitigate the impact of a crisis not seen in decades,
stressing the need to foster stronger economic links and expand trade. At the
summit, they expressed hope to strengthen practical cooperation by implementing
joint projects to tackle the crisis. Full story
SCO leaders urge economic, security
co-op
YEKATERINBURG, Russia, June
16 (Xinhua) -- Leaders of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) on Tuesday
called for strengthened cooperation in economy and security among member states.
In a speech delivered at the ninth summit of the SCO
held in the central Russian city of Yekaterinburg, Chinese President Hu Jintao
called on members to deepen economic cooperation. Full story
Russian-Chinese trade, economic forum
opens in Moscow
MOSCOW, June 16 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese delegation of more than 300 representatives from some 200 enterprises attended the Russian-Chinese forum on trade and economic cooperation that opened here on Tuesday.
Jiang Yaoping, Deputy Chinese Commerce Minister, said
at the opening ceremony that the trade and economic cooperation between China
and Russia has maintained healthy development in recent years thanks to the
efforts of the leaders and entrepreneurs from both sides.Full story
Special reports: President Hu attends SCO, BRIC
meetings, visits 3 nations
