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Putin to visit Beijing on Aug 8-9
MOSCOW, August 6 (Itar-Tass) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin
will visit Beijing on August 8-9. A sources in the Russian government told Itar-Tass on Wednesday that Putin would "hold full-scale talks with Chinese leaders".
The visit is timed with the opening of the Olympic Games.
"Despite unprecedented engagement of Chinese authorities in the
organization of the Olympiad, the Chinese leaders have allocated special
time for meeting with the Russian prime minister."
"This is an important gesture for the part of the Chinese leaders
testifying and stressing special relations of Russia and China," the
source said.
Just the Chinese side was an initiator of the bilateral meetings that
will be held in Beijing over these days.
He said "China's leadership will probably even arrange a lunch in the
morning of August 8" in honor of Putin.
He will hold separate talks with Chinese State Council Premier Wen
Jiabao on this day.
The Russian prime minister is expected to meet Chinese President Hu
Jintao, on Saturday, as well as China's former leader Jiang Zemin.
The source said the sides would discuss the "widest range of matters
of bilateral cooperation in the sphere of energy, the industry, civilian
aviation and ecology", as well as results of the meeting of the two
countries' leaders in this year's May and ways to implement achieved
accords.
At the same time, the "sides will not have enough time for making
long-term decision, but there will be time for discussing the most
important matters of interaction", the source said.
He said results of Deputy Prime Minister Igor Sechin's visit to China
in late July, and preparation of intergovernmental agreements and meetings
of prime ministers of state member of the Shanghai Cooperation
Organization in Astana would be reviewed.
"The level of our trade and economic contacts is good. Trade between
Russia and China over the first five months of this year has grown by 50
percent, and made 40 billion dollars in 2007," the source said.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said after a meeting with his
Chinese counterpart Yang Jiechi that Putin and the Chinese leaders would
"discuss matters of practical cooperation in key areas, first of all in
the trade-economic one".
He stressed that the Chinese track is a priority in Russia's foreign
policy.
Sechin in turn said after his talks in Beijing with State Council
Premier Wen Jiabao that Russia and China are pursuing intensive work to
expand a zone of settlements in roubles and yuan.
The launch of the mechanism of the energy dialogue between the two
countries, which envisages the development of major joint projects in the
energy sphere, gives special importance to instruments of bank services.
The expansion of mutual settlements in roubles and yuan will be
important for reducing the dependence of trade operations on external
factors, Sechin said.
He also said the sides were going to activate joint energy projects
with the participation of Rosneft, Gazprom and Transneft.
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will visit Beijing on August 8-9. A sources in the Russian government told Itar-Tass on Wednesday that Putin would "hold full-scale talks with Chinese leaders".
The visit is timed with the opening of the Olympic Games.
"Despite unprecedented engagement of Chinese authorities in the
organization of the Olympiad, the Chinese leaders have allocated special
time for meeting with the Russian prime minister."
"This is an important gesture for the part of the Chinese leaders
testifying and stressing special relations of Russia and China," the
source said.
Just the Chinese side was an initiator of the bilateral meetings that
will be held in Beijing over these days.
He said "China's leadership will probably even arrange a lunch in the
morning of August 8" in honor of Putin.
He will hold separate talks with Chinese State Council Premier Wen
Jiabao on this day.
The Russian prime minister is expected to meet Chinese President Hu
Jintao, on Saturday, as well as China's former leader Jiang Zemin.
The source said the sides would discuss the "widest range of matters
of bilateral cooperation in the sphere of energy, the industry, civilian
aviation and ecology", as well as results of the meeting of the two
countries' leaders in this year's May and ways to implement achieved
accords.
At the same time, the "sides will not have enough time for making
long-term decision, but there will be time for discussing the most
important matters of interaction", the source said.
He said results of Deputy Prime Minister Igor Sechin's visit to China
in late July, and preparation of intergovernmental agreements and meetings
of prime ministers of state member of the Shanghai Cooperation
Organization in Astana would be reviewed.
"The level of our trade and economic contacts is good. Trade between
Russia and China over the first five months of this year has grown by 50
percent, and made 40 billion dollars in 2007," the source said.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said after a meeting with his
Chinese counterpart Yang Jiechi that Putin and the Chinese leaders would
"discuss matters of practical cooperation in key areas, first of all in
the trade-economic one".
He stressed that the Chinese track is a priority in Russia's foreign
policy.
Sechin in turn said after his talks in Beijing with State Council
Premier Wen Jiabao that Russia and China are pursuing intensive work to
expand a zone of settlements in roubles and yuan.
The launch of the mechanism of the energy dialogue between the two
countries, which envisages the development of major joint projects in the
energy sphere, gives special importance to instruments of bank services.
The expansion of mutual settlements in roubles and yuan will be
important for reducing the dependence of trade operations on external
factors, Sechin said.
He also said the sides were going to activate joint energy projects
with the participation of Rosneft, Gazprom and Transneft.
-0-lyu/mil
