Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing announced here Saturday Chinese and
Russian presidents will hold a summit in Beijing in the later half
of this year.
Wu Bangguo, chairman of the Standing Committee of the National
People's Congress (NPC), and Premier Wen Jiabao will also pay
official visits to Russia this year, Li told a press conference on
the sidelines of the current session of the national
legislature.
(Xinhua News Agency March 6, 2004)
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