China and Russia signed a cooperation agreement between China's
National People's Congress (NPC) and Russian Federation Council in
Beijing on Sunday, marking the start of a regular parliamentary
exchange mechanism.
Wu
Bangguo, chairman of the NPC Standing Committee, and visiting
Speaker of the Russian Federation Council Sergei Mironov held talks
before the signing ceremony, and agreed to further exchanges in
legislation and other fields.
Wu put forward four-point proposals to further Sino-Russian
parliamentary cooperation, including deepening political trust;
expanding economic and trade cooperation, enhancing the personnel
exchanges, and promoting cooperation in the international and
regional affairs.
"China would like to work with the Russian Federation Council
for closer exchange between legislative organs, and expand
cooperation in all levels and fields, so as to promote relations
between the two countries," Wu said.
Wu gave a positive appraisal of the current Sino-Russian
relations, and made references to President Hu Jintao's two visits
to Russia this year, the signing of an east border agreement last
year, and the NPC regular contact with both the Russian Federation
Council and State Duma.
Mironov said Russia and China have entered a new phase in their
strategic and cooperative partnership. President Hu, on one of his
visits to Russia this year, reached a consensus with President
Vladimir Putin to build a just and reasonable international
political and economic new order, Mironov added.
(Xinhua News Agency September 26, 2005)
