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Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said he was confident in the
prospects of energy cooperation with "friendly neighbor" Russia at
a press conference in Beijing Sunday.
Although there were some ups and downs in Sino-Russian
cooperation in constructing oil pipelines, the premier still
believed Russian President Vladimir Putin and the Russian people
will strengthen cooperation with China in "exploring and
developing" energy resources such as oil and natural gas, and
constructing oil pipelines.
The premier described Russia as a "friendly neighbor" sharing a
common boundary line of 4,300 km and said "the two countries should
be friends forever and never fight again".
According to Wen, Chinese and Russian economies are
"complementary" and a series of measures have been taken to enhance
economic and trade cooperation between the two countries.
The premier also referred to regular meetings of Chinese and
Russian leaders, Sino-Russian Strategic Partnership of Cooperation,
and efforts to enhance "political mutual trust", promote "strategic
consultation" and strengthen "non-governmental exchanges" between
the two countries to prove a "sound momentum" in Sino-Russian
relationship.??
(Xinhua News Agency March 14, 2004)
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