China's Hu meets Russia's Putin, painting rosy future

胡锦涛会见俄罗斯总理普京

国家主席胡锦涛14日下午在钓鱼台国宾馆会见了俄罗斯总理普京。胡锦涛高度评价中俄战略协作伙伴关系取得的新进展和中俄总理第十四次定期会晤取得的重要成果。

普京表示，今年是新中国成立６０周年，我非常高兴有机会与中国人民共同欢庆这一佳节。我这次访华非常成功，为加强俄中两国合作迈出了重要一步。俄中领导人有力地推进了双边关系，两国经贸、能源、人文等领域合作取得新的进展。《中国东北地区与俄罗斯远东及东西伯利亚地区合作规划纲要》正在落实。中国“俄语年”顺利进行，明年将在俄举办“汉语年”。俄方对双边关系的进展感到满意，愿同中方一道，不断推进俄中战略协作伙伴关系。



Chinese President Hu Jintao on Wednesday met with visiting Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, hailing fresh development of bilateral relationship and vowing closer collaboration.

"Russia is one of the top agenda on China's diplomacy as we pay much attention to relations with Russia," Hu told Putin in their half an hour meeting in Diaoyutai State Guesthouse.

Hu said this year was significant for China-Russia relations as both countries celebrated their 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties.

Russia was the first country to establish diplomatic relations with China, days after the People's Republic of China was founded on Oct. 1, 1949.

As an important milestone in deepening relations, both countries established strategic partnership of coordination in 1996.

Hu said this partnership had reaped substantive benefits to both peoples and worked for the world peace, stability and prosperity.

He underscored the mutual support both countries offered to each other on issues concerning their core interest and close coordination and cooperation on international and regional affairs.

"China would like to work more closely with Russia to enhance political trust and strategic coordination," Hu said.

Chinese President particularly called for both countries to boost cooperation in energy, high-tech and culture.

"Let's work together to take strategic partnership of coordination to a higher level," Hu said.

Putin said his China visit was very successful, marking "an important step forward" in bilateral cooperation.

He said close exchanges between leaders of both nations contributed a lot to bilateral relations, which witnessed rapid progress in trade, energy and culture.

Putin said the "Year of Russian Language" went on well in China and looked forward to the "Year of Chinese language" in Russia next year.

During the "Year of Russian Language" in China, the two nations held more than 200 cultural exchange activities in about 20 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities in China.

Putin said he was satisfied with Russia's ties with China and would like to advance the relations.

On Tuesday, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao hosted a red-carpet welcome ceremony for Putin, who is on his first official visit to China since taking office in May 2008. They held closed-door talks and witnessed the signing of 12 agreements, including the agreements on natural gas and oil.