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| Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (2nd L, front) arrives in Beijing for an official visit toChina, Oct 11, 2011. During the visit, Putin will attend the 16th regular meeting between the twocountries' premiers. |
普京开始对中国进行正式访问BEIJING - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin arrived in Beijing Tuesday and started a two-dayofficial visit to China.
During the visit at the invitation of Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, Putin will attend the 16thregular meeting between the two countries' premiers.
Chinese President Hu Jintao and chairman of the Standing Committee of China's NationalPeople's Congress (NPC) Wu Bangguo will meet with Putin.
Russian Deputy Prime Minister Igor Sechin will meet Chinese Vice-Premier Wang Qishan andexchange views on Sino-Russian bilateral energy cooperation.
Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Zhukov will meet Chinese State Councilor LiuYandong at the 12th meeting of the China-Russia people-to-people cooperation committee.
The regular meetings between Chinese and Russian prime ministers, first established in 1996,have become an important platform for guiding and coordinating bilateral cooperation.
Prior to his trip to China, Putin said the two countries "have enjoyed an unparalleledpartnership" and that he believes the meetings with the Chinese leaders will see "a positivedevelopment" in bilateral relations.
Putin's official visit will be another significant event in the development of bilateral relationsfollowing the exchange of visits between Chinese President Hu Jintao and Russian PresidentDmitry Medvedev, Chinese Ambassador to Russia Li Hui told Xinhua on Sunday.
Thanks to the efforts from both sides, recent years have seen China-Russia relations reachunprecedentedly high levels, Li said, adding that the relationship between China and Russia hasset a good example for international relations, especially relations between big powers.
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| Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin is greeted upon his arrival in Beijing for an official visit to China, Oct 11, 2011. |
