Treaty Provides Foundation for Lasting Friendship: Jiang

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Treaty Provides Foundation for Lasting Friendship: Jiang

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Chinese President Jiang Zemin said Monday that the China-Russia good-neighborly treaty of friendship and cooperation has provided a solid legal foundation for lasting friendship for generations to come.

Jiang made the remarks when meeting with the press together with visiting Russian President Vladimir Putin following their official talks.

The treaty will guarantee the stable and healthy development of China-Russia relations in the long run, he said.

During the past one year and more, Jiang said, the two sides maintained close high-level exchanges and the mutually beneficial cooperation was expanded on all fronts.

"The treaty has shown great vitality in action," Jiang said, adding that he believes the document will provide stronger impetus for the future development of bilateral ties.

"Under the current complicated international situation, 'Peace is the most valuable,'" Jiang quoted a Chinese old saying.

China and Russia will continue their efforts to ensure the implementation of the treaty under the new situation for the continuous growth of bilateral ties, said Jiang, adding that "China and Russia will be good neighbors, friends and partners forever".

Jiang described his talks with Putin as "rich in content" and said that he and Putin "fully summarized the smooth evolution of the Sino-Russian relationship over the past decade and laid out a blueprint for the future of bilateral ties"

The two heads of state also had "an in-depth exchange of views on the current international and regional situation and reached broad consensus," he said.

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