China and Russia

On February 13, Russian President Putin sent a message to President Jiang Zemin, congratulating him on the Spring Festival.

　　On February 22, President Jiang Zemin called Russian President Putin by the phone and had an in-depth, extensive exchange of views on bilateral relations and issues of common interest.

　　On February 28, Liu Guchang, Assistant Foreign Minister, exchanged in Beijing with Loshokov, Russian Vice Foreign Minister, the instruments of ratification signed earlier respectively by President Jiang Zemin and President Putin for the Treaty of Good Neighborliness and Friendly Cooperation between China and Russia. They signed the certificate of the exchange of instruments of ratification. The treaty came into force forth with.

　　From March 14 to 16, at the invitation of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, Shoygu, Russian Minister of Emergencies and Natural Disasters, visited China.

　　On March 20, at the request of the Russian side, President Jiang Zemin had a conversation through the hot line with President Putin.

　　From March 25 to April 2, Sjepashin, Chairman of the Russian National Auditing Office, visited China.

　　From April 9 to 11, Vice Foreign Minister Wang Guangya went to Russia to hold consultations with Russian Vice Foreign Ministers Mamedov and Safnov.

　　On April 18, a Russian delegation headed by Chilingalov, Vice Chairman of the State Duma, came to China to take part in the third annual meeting of the Peace Association of Asian Parliaments.

　　From April 19 to 22, Khristenko, Russian Vice Prime Minister, Russian Chairman of the Committee on Regular Meetings of Heads of Government between China and Russia, visited China. Wu Yi, State Councilor and Chinese Chairperson of the committee, had working meetings with him. The two sides signed minutes of talks.

　　From April 24 to 26, Foreign Minister Tang Jiaxuan went to Russia to participate in the foreign ministers' meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. During his stay, he held working sessions with Russian Foreign Minister Ivanov and signed the Consular Affairs Treaty between the People's Republic of China and the Russian Federation.

　　On May 22, Foreign Minister Tang Jiaxuan had a telephone conversation with Russian Foreign Minister Ivanov at the latter's request. The two sides had an exchange of views on issues of common interest.

　　From May 31 to June 2, S. Ivanov, Russian Minister of Defense, visited China.

　　On June 7, President Jiang Zemin met with Russian President Putin during his participation in the summit meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. The two sides had an exchange of views on bilateral relations and international issues of common interest.

　　From June 14 to 16, Khristenko, Russian Vice Prime Minister, went to Harbin to participate in the inaugural ceremony of the 13rd Harbin Commodities Fair.

　　On June 18, Wu Bangguo, Vice Premier of the State Council, met with Yishayev, Chief Administrator of the Khabarovsk Border Region who was on a visit to China.

　　From July 15 to 20, Li Lanqing, Vice Premier of the State Council, visited Russia and co-presided over the 3rd meeting of the China-Russian Committee on Education, Cultural, Health and Sports Cooperation. The two sides signed the Minutes of the 3rd Meeting of the China-Russian Committee on Education, Cultural, Health and Sports Cooperation and other documents for cooperation. Vice Premier Li visited Kazan of the Tartarstan Republic and Vladivostok of the Coastal Border Region.

　　On July 16, President Jiang Zemin and President Putin sent congratulatory messages to each other on the occasion of the first anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Good Neighborliness and Friendly Cooperation between China and Russia..

　　From July 16 to 20, Rushaylo, Secretary of the Russian Security Council, visited China.

　　From July 22 to 23, Vice Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing went to Russia to hold the second round of consultations of China-Russian anti-terrorist working group.

　　On August 1, Foreign Minister Tang Jiaxuan had a working breakfast with Russian Foreign Minister Ivanov during his participation in the foreign ministers' meeting of the ASEAN Regional Forum in Brunei. The two sides had an exchange of views on China-Russian relations and international and regional issues of common interest.

　　On August 19, State Councilor Wu Yi and Russian Vice Prime Minister Khristenko co-presided over the sixth meeting of the Committee on Regular Meetings of Heads of Government between China and Russia in Shanghai, making preparations for the seventh regular meeting of the prime ministers of the two countries.

　　From August 21 to 23, at the invitation of Premier Zhu Rongji of the State Council, Russian Prime Minister Kasyanov paid an official visit to China. President Jiang Zemin met with him in Beijing. Premier Zhu and Prime Minister Kasyanov held the seventh regular meeting of the two prime ministers in Shanghai. The two sides signed the Joint Communique of the Seventh Regular Meeting of the Heads of Government between China and Russia, the Minutes of the Sixth Meeting of the Committee on Regular Meetings of Heads of Government between China and Russia and other documents for cooperation.

　　II. Cooperation in the Fields of Economy, Trade, Science and Technology and Trade Relations

　　2000

　　March 2-4, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Ilya Klebanov visited China and explored with State Councilor Wu Yi the possibilities of bilateral cooperation in various specific areas. The two sides signed the Summery of Talks Between State Councilor Wu Yi of the People’s Republic of China and Deputy Prime Minister Ilya Klebanov of the Russian Federation. President Jiang Zemin and Premier Zhu Rongji met separately with the Russian Deputy Prime Minister.