Russian president leaves Beijing for central China
22/3/2006 15:30
Putin will visit the Shaolin Temple, which is famous for martial arts, or
Kungfu, and is listed as a world heritage by the United Nations Educational,
Scientific and Cultural Organization.
During Putin's stay in Beijing, Chinese
President Hu Jintao held talks with him on further enhancing the China-Russia
strategic and cooperative partnership, as well as major international and
regional issues of common concern.
Wu Bangguo, chairman of the Standing
Committee of China's National People's Congress, or parliament, and Premier Wen
Jiabao met with Putin on separate occasions.
The two countries signed a joint
statement and a series of documents on bilateral
cooperation.
Xinhua
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