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MOSCOW, April 25 (Xinhuanet) -- Chinese
Foreign Minister Tang
Jiaxuan and his Russian counterpart Igor Ivanov
held talks here
Thursday on the bilateral relations and the
international issues
of common interest.
The two
ministers signed a bilateral consular pact at the end
of their talks,
saying that the signing of this new agreement is
another concrete step
forward to the implementation of the Good-
Neighborly Treaty of
Friendship and Cooperation, signed by
presidents of the two countries
last July.
The agreement is aimed at better protection of
the rights and
interests of China and Russia and that of the citizens
of the two
nations, they said.
During the talks, Tang
and Ivanov voiced their satisfaction on
the smooth development of the
strategic cooperative partnership
between the two countries, they both
agreed that increased mutual
trust in the political field, closer
strategic coordination and
comprehensive bilateral cooperation in all
fields will not only be
in keeping with the fundamental interests of
the two countries,
but also be conducive to peace, security and
stability of the
world as a whole.
The Chinese and
Russian presidents are expected to hold several
meetings, and the prime
ministers of the two countries plan to
hold talks this year, they
said, adding those high-level contacts
will be of great significance
for pushing forward the bilateral
ties.
The two
countries will cooperate closely for the success of the
meetings and
talks, they said.
Tang is in Moscow to attend the
ministerial meeting of the
Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO),
scheduled for Friday.
The two ministers also exchanged
views on the preparations for
the SCO summit, to be held in May in the
Russian city of St.
Petersburg. They maintained that the development
in regional and
international situation has called for a greater role
of SCO,
which groups China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan
and
Uzbekistan.
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