Senior Chinese, Russian officials pledge to strengthen China-Russian friendship

Chairman of Russian Federation Council Sergei Mironov on Tuesday held talks with visiting Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC) Hua Jianmin, pledging to keep on injecting new momentum into the deepening of bilateral relations of the two countries.

Hua, who is also the chairman of Sino-Russian Friendship, Peace and Development Council, told Mironov that the frequent exchanges between the two nations' senior officials, as well as the deepening mutual political trust, have pushed the relationship between Russia and China to its best historical stage.

He said the strategic partnership of cooperation between the two countries have been demonstrated in all kinds of collaboration, and the continuous boosting of the strategic partnership of cooperation was in accordance with the fundamental interests of the two countries.

Hua believed that Mironov's visit to China, in the coming September when he would hold talks with Wu Bangguo, the Chairman of NPC Standing Committee, will add a new chapter to Sino-Russian cooperation.

Talking about the non-governmental exchanges between China and Russia, Hua said the Sino-Russian Friendship, Peace and Development Council has played an essential role in promoting the friendship through practical ways.

The council would do more to further consolidate the social basis of the friendship between China and Russia, the Chinese official stressed.

Mironov lauded the development of Sino-Russian relationship and hailed the role of Sino-Russian Friendship, Peace and Development Council.

He said Russia is willing to conduct various kinds of cooperation with China, to keep on injecting new momentum into the deepening of bilateral relations.

Hua is on a seven-day visit to Russia from July 3 to July 9.