Chinese President Hu Jintao sent a message of condolences on
Saturday to Russian President Vladimir Putin to express his regret
at the Moscow metro bombing, which killed 39 people and wounded
more than 130 others.
Also on behalf of the Chinese government and people, Hu
expressed deep sympathy to Putin and through him, to the families
of the dead and those wounded in the terrorist suicide bombing
during the morning rush hour on Friday.
The Chinese president reiterated China's opposition to all forms
of terrorism which, he said, is a serious threat to global peace
and security and reaffirmed support for Russia's fight against
terrorism.
China is ready to join international community efforts to
eliminate the evil, he said.
Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing also sent a message of
condolence over the Moscow metro bombing to his Russian counterpart
Igor Ivanov.
(Xinhua News Agency February 8, 2004)