Chinese President Hu Jintao on Saturday extended congratulations
to his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, on Russia's national
day.
In his message sent to Putin, Hu, who just ended a two-day visit
in Budapest, said that on the occasion of the Russian Federation's
national day, he, on behalf of the Chinese people and in his own
name, congratulated Putin and the Russian people on the national
day and expressed his good wishes for Russia.
In recent years, he said, Russia has realized social stability,
fast economic growth and apparent improvement of people's life. As
a friendly neighbor and strategic cooperative partner, China hopes
that Russia will make greater progress in strengthening the country
and enriching the people.
Now the partnership of strategic cooperation between the two
nations is showing a good momentum of energetic development.
Top-level contacts are intensifying, the pragmatic cooperation in
various fields is continuously moving forward and consultation and
coordination in international and regional affairs are becoming
more active, Hu noted.
"I believe that in the spirit of the 'China-Russia Treaty on
Good Neighborliness, Friendship and Cooperation,' the
Chinese-Russian partnership of strategic cooperation will further
develop through the two parties' joint efforts and contribute more
to regional and global peace and stability as well as common
development in the world," Hu added.
(Xinhua News Agency June 13, 2004)