Astana, Dec 15: A vital agreement on strengthening cooperation between their countries in different fields was reached between visiting Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and his Russian counterpart, Dmitry Medvedev on Monday.
While meeting Medvedev in the Kazakh capital, Li said that the consensus reached two months ago at the 19th regular meeting of Chinese and Russian heads of government have already been put into practice
He further added that the two sides have been gathering momentum in the development of their comprehensive strategic partnership of coordination and bilateral cooperation pertaining to various fields.
While expressing Beijing’s readiness to expand energy cooperation with Russia, Li also urged the two sides to earnestly implement the memorandum of understanding they have signed on high-speed railway cooperation and work out a plan for the Moscow-Kazan project as soon as possible.
Li added that China is willing to increase investment in Russia’s Far East and take part in the construction of a leap-forward development zone in the region.
Exploring mutually beneficial cooperation in non-energy sectors with Russia is also a priority , especially in infrastructure construction, said the Chinese premier.
He also called for concerted efforts to support the second China-Russia expo and the international innovation industry expo to be held respectively in China and in Russia’s Yekaterinburg next year.
Meanwhile, in his response to Li’s positive gestures for promoting bilateral relations between the two countries, the Russian PM Medvedev said Li’s latest visit to Russia has vigorously promoted the development of bilateral relations, with cooperation on key projects advancing steadily.
Expanding cooperation with China in key areas including oil and gas, nuclear energy, hydropower, finance, science and technology, innovation, aeronautic manufacturing and space technology, as well as in the development of Russia’s Far East region is at the top priority of Russia’s international relations.
“Safeguarding regional peace, stability and development are also significant to strengthen cooperation, he said.” The China Daily
