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A Dinner Party of Chinese and Russian Diplomats in the DPRK
2007-03-31 00:00

With spring breeze bringing warmth to the world and everything taking on a new look, spring is very much in the air in Pyongyang. On March 30, the Chinese Embassy in the DPRK was filled with jubilation. At the invitation of Ambassador Liu Xiaoming, the Russian Ambassador Suhinin led diplomats in his Embassy to the Chinese Embassy to attend a get-together dinner.

( Ambassador Liu Xiaoming )

Ambassador Liu Xiaoming was the first to speak. He said today is not a special festival, but it is a day with special significance. We, the Chinese and Russian diplomats are getting together for three reasons: to celebrate a successful state visit by Chinese President Hu Jintao to Russia; to welcome H.E. Ambassador Suhinin to assume his new post in the DPRK; and to celebrate the New Year in our first gathering this year. This is really an occasion of triple happiness.

Ambassador Liu pointed out that President Hu's visit to Russia has carried the China-Russia strategic coordination and partnership to a new high. The two leaders have reached an important consensus on continuously deepening the pragmatic cooperation, strengthening the strategic cooperation and enhancing the strategic coordination and partnership between China and Russia. To keep on consolidating and developing the strategic coordination between China and Russia is not only in the highest interest of the two countries, but also in favour of peace and stability in the Asia-Pacific region and the world at large.

Ambassador Liu said in the region of Northeast Asia, China and Russia have extensive common interests. The two countries have maintained close coordination and cooperation in the six-party talks on the nuclear issue of the Korean Peninsula in a joint endeavour to achieve the staged results. The Chinese side is ready, in accordance with the important consensus reached by the leaders of the two countries, to continue to strengthen the cooperation with the Russian side on the six-party talks and on the Northeast Asian affairs, to make joint efforts to bring about a comprehensive and thorough settlement of the nuclear issue of the Korean Peninsula, to maintain peace and stability in the region, to promote the regional cooperation and prosperity and to build a Northeast Asia into a harmonious region.

(Ambassador Suhinin )

In his reply, Ambassador Suhinin gave a positive appraisal of the relations between Russia and China. He said the relations between Russia and China have made positive progress in various fields in the spirit of the Treaty of Good-neighbourliness, Friendship and Cooperation between Russia and China. The heads of state of the two countries have kept close contact and dialogue. In 2006, President Vladimir Putin visited China and this week President Hu Jintao paid a state visit to Russia. Last year, the top leaders of the two countries held five meetings on various international occasions. One of the main contents in the Russia-China cooperation is to make joint efforts for the maintenance of peace, stability and development in the surrounding regions and the world. The six-party talks on the nuclear issue of the Korean Peninsula which have been pushed forward with the joint efforts by both sides have achieved positive results. The two countries have also maintained close cooperation in the Security Council, defended and strengthened the role and authority of the United Nations Russia and China also enjoy good cooperation in the fields of trade, investment, energy, science and technology, education, culture, public health, sports, etc.

Ambassador Suhinin said the events of "Year of Russia" held in China has just concluded, the events of the "Year of China" have been unveiled in Russia, attracting great attention of the Russian people from the leadership to the masses, providing a better opportunity for the general population in Russia to understand the Chinese history, culture and its current affairs. Those events are unique in the history of the Russia-China relations. They are helpful for promoting an all-round development of the bilateral relations in various spheres and will expand the social and spiritual foundation of the strategic coordination between the two countries. He expressed his belief that the Russia-China cooperation will continue to be enhanced on the principles of good-neighbourliness, friendship and mutual respect.

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