Russian President Vladimir Putin concluded his China tour and
flew back to Moscow on Wednesday evening.
Putin arrived in Zhengzhou, capital city of central China's
Henan Province, on Wednesday afternoon. Xu Guangchun, secretary of
the Henan Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China, and
Li Chengyu, governor of Henan Province, met with Putin at the
airport.
Xu briefed Putin on the social and economic development of Henan
Province, noting that the province is very famous for the cultural
heritage.
Xu said Henan Province represents China's past and present to
some extent, adding that Henan is one of the important birthplaces
of Chinese martial arts.
He said he hopes that the visit of President Putin, who loves
Chinese martial arts so much, will help promote China-Russia
cultural exchanges and cooperation.
Putin said, "I'm glad to see that Henan and some regions of
Russia have developed very good and friendly cooperation and I hope
the province could continue to give a full play in the cooperation
and make it a significant foundation for the Russia-China
relations."
After the meeting, Putin visited famous Chinese Kung Fu resort
Shaolin Temple.
(Xinhua News Agency March 23, 2006)
