Chinese Premier meets with Russian President, vowing to strengthen ties

MOSCOW. November 24. KAZINFORM Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao met with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev here Wednesday, agreeing to further strengthen bilateral ties and exchanging views on international and regional issues of common concern. Kazinform refers to Xinhua.

Wen arrived in St. Petersburg Monday to pay an official visit to Russia. In St. Petersburg, he held talks with Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and attended the signing ceremony of a dozen bilateral cooperation pacts. He also attended a leaders' forum on tiger protection in the coastal city. Kazinform cites Xinhua. See www.xinhuanet.com