Premier Wen Jiabao met in Beijing on Saturday with Russian
Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Zhukov who is here to prepare for
the upcoming regular meeting between the two prime ministers.
Wen praised for the work that the preparation committee had
done, saying that the current Sino-Russian relations had reached
anew height with closer cooperation in all areas and more
consultation in the international affairs.
He said China would work with Russia to promote strategic and
cooperative partnership.
Zhukov said Russia and China had deepened the cooperation on
trade, energy resources, nuclear power, and aviation, and would
explore more areas for cooperation.
He said Russia was looking forward to the 12th regular meeting
between the prime ministers due to be held in Moscow in November,
and believed it would inject the new dynamics to the strategic and
cooperative partnership.
Zhukov held meeting with Vice Premier Wu Yi on Thursday to
discuss the arrangement of the prime ministers meeting.
(Xinhua News Agency September 30, 2007)
