China-Russia relations at unprecedented high level: Medvedev

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China-Russia relations at unprecedented high level: Medvedev

(Xinhua) 17:32, October 22, 2013

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BEIJING, Oct. 22 -- Visiting Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said Tuesday that China-Russia bilateral relations have reached an unprecedented high level.

During an online chat with Chinese netizens on Xinhuanet.com, the official website of Xinhua News Agency, Medvedev said behind the bilateral partnership is a bilateral trade volume of nearly 100 billion U.S. dollars.

Medvedev said he discussed trade with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang during their meeting on Tuesday morning.

One hundred billion dollars is not the maximum, he said. "We can even reach 150 billion, 200 billion dollars or more."

Medvedev and Li on Tuesday co-chaired the 18th regular meeting between the Chinese and Russian heads of government to boost bilateral cooperation.

With bilateral trade reaching a record high of 88 billion U.S. dollars in 2012, the two countries have pledged to further raise the volume to 100 billion dollars by 2015 and 200 billion dollars by 2020.

Medvedev said both sides should push forward bilateral cooperation and improve the quality of cooperation in various fields, such as energy and the humanities.

Since 2006, the two countries have held reciprocal events, including the Year of Russia in China in 2006, the Year of China in Russia in 2007, language years in 2009 and 2010, followed by tourism years.

The two countries will launch the China-Russia Youth Friendly Exchange Year, he said.

"Bilateral relations have never reached such high levels. It is a good thing because we are neighbors," said Medvedev.

Medvedev arrived in Beijing early Tuesday for a two-day official visit to China. During his stay in Beijing, he will meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping and other leaders.

（Editor：ZhangQian、Yao Chun）