At a meeting of Chairman of Republic of China Hu Jintao with State Duma Speaker Boris Gryzlov on Thursday stressed the importance of a strategic partnership with Russia and expressed the willingness to “work together to bring relations to a new height.”
“The relations of strategic partnership between Russia and China gathered steam, indicating the new height of political trust, economic cooperation” – said the head of the NRC.
He also noted that on the eve of a very productive talks with President of Russia and Prime Minister of Russia, during which the sides exchanged views on overcoming the effects of global financial and economic crisis, marked the direction of strategic partnership “that brings results.”
According to Hu, “very closely are cooperating parliamentarians.” “This is a very important incentive for the development of Russian-Chinese relations in general”, – he said.
Chinese leader expressed the willingness to “put into the scientific basis of major projects.” Very promising, he believes is “cooperation in gas sphere.” “Also is important the construction of transportation hubs – like rail or road,” – he added.
In turn, Gryzlov noted that “the relationship between Russia and China are really friendly, constructive.”
According to the Speaker of Duma, a priority area of trade and economic cooperation is energy, long-term development of investment cooperation is also very important to the interaction of adjacent areas – the Far East of Russia and northeast China.
Rapidly and steadily is developing cooperation in the humanitarian sphere.
In October of this year the State Duma will open photo exhibition, for 60 th anniversary of establishing diplomatic relations between Russia and China, said Gryzlov.
