Hu, Medvedev stress importance of close ties
25/5/2008 10:41
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has concluded a two-day state visit to
China, leaving last night.
During the visit, President Hu Jintao held
talks with Medvedev, where the two heads of state spoke highly of the
establishment and development of the Sino-RUSSIAN strategic partnership of
coordination and vowed to jointly make further efforts to push forward this
partnership.
China's top legislator Wu Bangguo, top political adviser Jia
Qinglin and Vice President Xi Jinping also met Medvedev.
After the talks,
Hu and Medvedev signed a joint statement on major international issues and
attended the signing ceremony for several documents on bilateral cooperation in
such fields as energy, aviation, forestry and tourism.
The countries
issued a joint communique on the talks of the two heads of
state.
Medvedev laid a wreath at the Monument to the People's Heroes in
Tian'anmen Square and gave a speech at Peking University.
On behalf of
the RUSSIAN government, Medvedev invited some primary and middle-school students
from the quake-hit areas to recover in Russia.
As a guest of Hu, Medvedev
started his first China visit on Friday. He was the first head of state to pay a
state visit to China since the devastating earthquake hit southwest Sichuan
Province on May 12.
The trip was also Medvedev's first visit outside the
Commonwealth of Independent States since he was sworn in on May 7.
Hu
accepted Medvedev's invitation to visit Russia in 2009, according to the
communique.
The two sides expressed satisfaction with the demarcation
work on two parts of the eastern section of the China-Russia border, and their
opposition to politicizing the Olympics.
The RUSSIAN side reiterated its
position on Taiwan, acknowledging that Taiwan is an inalienable part of
China.
The RUSSIAN side also stated that Tibet is an inalienable part of
China's territory.
Russia will continue to provide aid for China's
quake-stricken area.
Xinhua
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