President Hu confident about future relations with Russia
RUSSIA: Chinese President Hu Jintao on Thursday expressed
confidence in the future development of China-Russia relations and said
the two countries should further strengthen their cooperation under the
complicated international circumstances
The China-Russia strategic partnership of cooperation has witnessed
healthy development since its inception 13 years ago, Hu said in a joint
interview with Chinese and foreign media in Moscow.
There have been frequent high-level exchanges between the two
countries and mutual political trust has been enhanced, Hu said.
The two countries have all along steadfastly supported each other on
these key issues concerning sovereignty, independence, territorial
integrity and national security, he said.
Pragmatic cooperation between the two countries has been deepended
and has been fruitful in a number of key areas in particular, he said.
The two countries have also maintained close coordination and
cooperation in international and regional affairs, said the president.
Cooperation between China and Russia is becoming all the more
important given the complicated and changing international situation, Hu
said.
He expressed confidence that the China-Russia strategic partnership
of cooperation will be pushed further ahead.
When asked about the cooperation between the SCO and the BRIC
countries in tackling the impact of the current global financial crisis,
Hu said cooperation is the right avenue toward achieving a global
economic recovery in the context of deepening globalization and
increasing interdependence among countries.
The SCO countries have great potentials in their cooperation as their
economies are highly complementary, said Hu.
The SCO countries agreed to accelerate the implementation of
cooperation projects in transport, communications and energy in efforts
to promote economic growth and ease the negative impact of the global
financial crisis, he said.
They also pledged to push forward trade and investment facilitation,
promote cooperation in emerging industries, and improve coordination in
financial and monetary policies, he said.
The BRIC countries Brazil, Russia, India and China have also
committed themselves to bringing about an early recovery of the world
economy, said Hu.
They will promote and participate in the reform of the international
financial systems and strive to win a bigger say and broader
representation for the developing countries in international financial
institutions, he said.
MOSCOW, Friday, Xinhua
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