Chinese President Hu Jintao said in Beijing Wednesday deepening
the
China-Russia strategic partnership of cooperation complies with
the fundamental interests of the two peoples.
At a meeting with Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov, who
is here for an official visit, Hu said in recent years, China and
Russia had made full use of the cooperative mechanisms between the
two governments and actively implemented the important consensus
reached by their leaders.
Stronger and deeper strategic cooperation was the common choice
and complied with the fundamental interests of the two peoples,
which was conducive to regional and world peace, stability and
development, Hu said.
China would strictly follow the China-Russia treaty on
good-neighborly friendship and cooperation and other important
documents, and join with Russia to push forward the strategic
cooperative partnership.
Hu said economic and trade cooperation was an important
component of strategic cooperation, which was significant to
boosting economic growth and building the foundations of
good-neighborly friendship and cooperation.
Hu urged the two sides to balance interests and further improve
economic and trade cooperation under the principle of mutual
benefit and support so as to instill new power to the strategic
cooperative partnership.
Kasyanov said he was glad to see cooperation proceeding with
important achievements.
The Russian prime minister, who led a high-level delegation of
officials from Russian central and local governments on the visit,
said governments and enterprises of the two sides had held in-depth
discussions on furthering bilateral economic and trade
cooperation.
Russia hoped the two sides could work together to adjust trade
structure and increase investment so as to uplift bilateral trade
volume.
Kasyanov said Russia and China had deep mutual understanding and
trust. He believed the goals set by the two governments would be
realized.
(Xinhua News Agency September 25, 2003)