Senior Chinese and Russian officials Monday vowed to push
forward cultural cooperation between the two countries in a bid to
consolidate bilateral relations.
China will make joint efforts with Russia to further implement
consensus reached by the two heads of states, promote cooperation
in cultural and humanities fields, consolidate the social basis for
the further development of bilateral ties and contribute to the
strategic partnership of cooperation, State Councilor Chen Zhili said at a joint committee
session.
The Sino-Russian strategic partnership of cooperation has
witnessed quick development and such cooperation in cultural and
humanities aspects was close and remarkable, which helped to
enhance mutual understanding and traditional friendship between the
two peoples, she said.
Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Zhukov, who was
co-chairing the China-Russia committee on cultural and humanities
cooperation, said the ongoing theme events "Year of China" in
Russia has inserted vigor into the growth of bilateral relations
and Russia will further such cooperation with China.
The committee session agreed to further cooperate in such fields
as education, culture, healthcare, sports, tourism, mass media and
film industry.??
(Xinhua News Agency September 4, 2007)
