Presidents meet to foster growing economic ties
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June 6, 2012, Wednesday
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CHINESE President Hu Jintao and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin met yesterday to foster an evolving partnership, pledging to boost economic cooperation in the face of global adversity.
Putin's visit was his first to Beijing since resuming Russia's presidency early last month.
The leaders talked about the crisis in Syria as well as Iran, bilateral trade and energy cooperation, and will join a regional summit later in the week.
"China and Russia are both committed to restructuring their economy and addressing the risks and adverse influence in the global economy," Hu said during his talks with Putin.
"Russia and China advocate for an equitable international order in which all nations work to deal with the dangers before us," Putin told reporters after the talks and the signing of a series of political and trade agreements.
The leaders are also expected to further their dialogue on the future of Afghanistan after United States forces leave by the end of 2014. Both are opposed to the long-term presence of US troops in Central Asia, but they're also wary of greater instability, including drug trafficking and regional terrorist threats, after a withdrawal.
China and Russia vetoed two UN Security Council resolutions which raised the threat of possible sanctions against Syria and have ruled out any Libya-style military action to protect civilians in Syria.
Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Weimin said yesterday that China and Russia both "oppose external intervention in the Syrian situation and oppose regime change by force."
Both countries also oppose further sanctions against Iran over what the West suspected its drive to develop nuclear weapons.
Today and tomorrow, Putin and Hu will be among leaders attending the annual summit of the six-member Shanghai Cooperation Organization, a grouping of Russia, China and four Central Asian states seeking to boost regional integration.
Ties between China and Russia have warmed steadily. Along with close coordination in international affairs, they've sought to boost economic ties, particularly in the energy sector, aiming to raise bilateral trade to US$100 billion by 2015 from US$83.5 billion last year.
"China is Russia's strategic partner. We enjoy mutually beneficial, mutually trusting, open cooperation in all fields," Putin said.
The Russian president led a large delegation of business executives to China including Gazprom's Alexei Miller, oil pipeline monopoly Transneft's Nikolai Tokarev and oil major Rosneft's Igor Sechin, who before the government reshuffle was Russia's top negotiator in energy talks with China. But Putin's spokesman said negotiations over the price of Russian gas in the long-term supply contract were not on the agenda.
Putin's visit was his first to Beijing since resuming Russia's presidency early last month.
The leaders talked about the crisis in Syria as well as Iran, bilateral trade and energy cooperation, and will join a regional summit later in the week.
"China and Russia are both committed to restructuring their economy and addressing the risks and adverse influence in the global economy," Hu said during his talks with Putin.
"Russia and China advocate for an equitable international order in which all nations work to deal with the dangers before us," Putin told reporters after the talks and the signing of a series of political and trade agreements.
The leaders are also expected to further their dialogue on the future of Afghanistan after United States forces leave by the end of 2014. Both are opposed to the long-term presence of US troops in Central Asia, but they're also wary of greater instability, including drug trafficking and regional terrorist threats, after a withdrawal.
China and Russia vetoed two UN Security Council resolutions which raised the threat of possible sanctions against Syria and have ruled out any Libya-style military action to protect civilians in Syria.
Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Weimin said yesterday that China and Russia both "oppose external intervention in the Syrian situation and oppose regime change by force."
Both countries also oppose further sanctions against Iran over what the West suspected its drive to develop nuclear weapons.
Today and tomorrow, Putin and Hu will be among leaders attending the annual summit of the six-member Shanghai Cooperation Organization, a grouping of Russia, China and four Central Asian states seeking to boost regional integration.
Ties between China and Russia have warmed steadily. Along with close coordination in international affairs, they've sought to boost economic ties, particularly in the energy sector, aiming to raise bilateral trade to US$100 billion by 2015 from US$83.5 billion last year.
"China is Russia's strategic partner. We enjoy mutually beneficial, mutually trusting, open cooperation in all fields," Putin said.
The Russian president led a large delegation of business executives to China including Gazprom's Alexei Miller, oil pipeline monopoly Transneft's Nikolai Tokarev and oil major Rosneft's Igor Sechin, who before the government reshuffle was Russia's top negotiator in energy talks with China. But Putin's spokesman said negotiations over the price of Russian gas in the long-term supply contract were not on the agenda.
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