
A two-day Russian-Chinese media seminar opened in Moscow on May 25 with calls for the media to build a harmonious world and to increase understanding. The seminar is part of the "Year of China in Russia" and Chinese Vice Premier Wu Yi, who serves as president of the Chinese organization committee of the theme year, and Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Dmitri Medvedev, also president of the Russian organization committee of the theme year, both sent congratulatory messages to the seminar.