Visiting Chinese President Hu Jintao and Russian counterpart Vladimir
Putin released a joint statement on Monday with at its center a
pledge to evolve the Sino-Russian strategic partnership of
cooperation.
In the decade since the strategic partnership was launched,
bilateral cooperation has maintained a brisk pace, bringing
tangible benefits to both peoples, the statement read.
Sino-Russian cooperation, and its comprehensive strength,
conforms to the supreme interests of the two countries and helps to
safeguard peace and stability in the Asia-Pacific region and
worldwide, said the statement.
Practical cooperation will be improved and strategic
coordination will be boosted, and as a consequence aid in taking
the Sino-Russian strategic partnership of cooperation to new
heights, it said.
Looking to the future and building a firm base by consolidating
the achievements seen in the past 10 years, the two sides pledged
unremitting efforts to promote mutual trust and enhance cooperation
in politics. They further agreed to forge ahead with cooperation in
terms of the economy, science and technology and security.
As set down in the Sino-Russian Good-Neighborly Treaty of
Friendship and Cooperation, the two world powers will maintain
mutual support in all major issues concerning independence,
sovereignty and territorial integrity. The statement also added
that Russia reiterated its complete support of the Chinese
government in terms of the Taiwan and Tibet issues, the statement
said.
The legal foundation necessary to all bilateral cooperation was
also catered to with further exchanges between China and Russia's
respective parliaments agreed upon.
Under the Supplementary Agreement on the Eastern Section of
China-Russia Boundary Line signed on Oct. 14, 2004, demarcation of
the boundary is progressing well, the statement said, adding that
work should be completed?within 2007.
The resolution of the border issue will greatly contribute to
strengthening bilateral ties and bolstering cooperation in the
border areas, as both nations move forward in securing lasting
peace and mutual benefit, the statement said.
Just as 2006's "Year of Russia in China" helped build mutual
political trust and deepen cooperation in such areas as politics,
economy, trade and science and technology, all necessary measures
will be taken to ensure the success of the ongoing "Year of China
in Russia".
President Hu arrived in Moscow on Monday for a three-day state visit.
(Xinhua News Agency March 27, 2007)
