Chinese, Russian PMs vow to strengthen ties

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (L) shakes hands with Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin before a banquet in St. Petersburg, Russia, Nov. 22, 2010. (Xinhua/Ju Peng)
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin held talks here Monday evening during which they vowed to strengthen bilateral ties.
They made the commitment in small-scale talks after Wen arrived in the evening for an official visit to Russia.
Wen said that with the organization of a series of cultural activities including the language year programs, China-Russia ties have developed to an unprecedentedly high level.
This is in line with the fundamental interests of both countries and their peoples, contributes vigorously to world peace and promotes development of both countries, Wen said.
"I hope to inject new vigor into the comprehensive deepening of Sino-Russian strategic partnership of coordination through my visit," said the Chinese premier.
Putin said that Russia attaches great importance to bilateral ties with China and expressed his satisfaction with the development of these ties.
At present, both economies are facing with precious opportunities of development and therefore cooperation between Russia and China is conducive to rapid development of their economies, said Putin.
He expressed the hope that both countries would make concerted efforts to ensure that bilateral cooperation can bear more fruit.
The two leaders also exchanged views on promoting cooperation in key sectors.
Source: Xinhua
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China-Russia relations maintain sound development momentum
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao's upcoming visit to Russia will further bolster the relations between Moscow and Beijing that have maintained a sound momentum of development in recent years.
Wen will pay a visit to Russia on Nov. 22-24, during which he will attend the 15th Chinese-Russian prime ministers' meeting.
During recent years, political mutual trust between Russia and China has been growing steadily.
The year 2010 has witnessed the most frequent contacts between top leaders of the two countries.
On May 9, Chinese President Hu Jintao arrived in Moscow to attend the 65th anniversary of Russia's Victory Day. In September, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev paid a state visit to China.
During Medvedev's visit, the two sides signed an agreement on security cooperation, pledging to fight together against terrorism, separatism and extremism.
The agreement laid a strong foundation for bilateral cooperation between China and Russia in coping with the threats.
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