Top Chinese political advisor Jia Qinglin met in Beijing
Wednesday with a delegation of the Federation Council of the
Russian Federal Assembly.
Jia, chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's
Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), said the China-Russia
relations have undergone comprehensive, deep and rapid development
over the past 10 years and the two countries have maintained close
consultations and cooperation in key international and regional
issues.
This year marks the 10th anniversary of the establishment of
China-Russia strategic partnership of cooperation and the fifth
anniversary of the signing of the Sino-Russian Good Neighborly
Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation.
Jia recalled Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to China
in March, saying that Putin's successful visit to China and the key
consensus reached between Putin and Chinese President Hu Jintao on
bilateral relations and international and regional issues further
boosted the development of the two countries' relations.
To further consolidate the China-Russia strategic partnership of
cooperation, China and Russia have agreed to host the "Year of
Russia" in China this year and the "Year of China" in Russia in
2007.
Jia said such programs were pioneering undertakings in the
history of bilateral ties. He said the CPPCC was an active sponsor
and participant of the "Year of Russia" in China, and the CPPCC
hoped to work with the Federation Council of the Russian Federal
Assembly to ensure the successful operation of the programs.
Jia also expressed China's appreciation to Russia for its
long-term adherence to the one-China policy.
Mikhail Margelov, head of the Russian delegation, said Russia
believed that the friendly ties and close cooperation between
Russia and China were important to peace and stability in the
Asia-Pacific region and the rest of the world as well.
"The relations between Russia and China have reached an
unprecedented altitude...The Russian side hopes to further
consolidate such ties," said Margelov, also chairman of the
international affairs committee under the Russian Federal
Council.
(Xinhua News Agency May 10, 2006)
