CHINA: President Hu Jintao holds official welcome ceremony for Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev - in Beijing to boost trade and energy ties
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CHINA: President Hu Jintao holds official welcome ceremony for Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev - in Beijing to boost trade and energy ties
- Title: CHINA: President Hu Jintao holds official welcome ceremony for Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev - in Beijing to boost trade and energy ties
- Date: 28th September 2010
- Summary: BEIJING, CHINA (SEPTEMBER 27, 2010) (REUTERS) TIANANMEN TOWER RUSSIAN NATIONAL FLAG FLYING NEXT TO CHAIRMAN MAO PORTRAIT EXTERIOR OF THE GREAT HALL OF THE PEOPLE CHINESE PRESIDENT HU JINTAO WALKING WITH RUSSIAN PRESIDENT DMITRY MEDVEDEV HU STANDING NEXT TO MEDVEDEV WELCOME CEREMONY GUARD OF HONOUR LINED UP GUARD OF HONOUR SALUTING MEDVEDEV STANDING WITH HU VARIOUS OF GUARD OF HONOUR LIFTING WEAPONS VARIOUS OF HU WALKING WITH MEDVEDEV GUARD OF HONOUR TURNING HEADS HU WALKING WITH MEDVEDEV
- Embargoed: 13th October 2010 13:00
- Keywords:
- Location: China
- Country: China
- Topics: International Relations
- Reuters ID: LVA1FVYPUA7KZMAV9BO5R6UQM5EX
- Story Text: Chinese President Hu Jintao rolled out the red carpet on Monday (September 27) for his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev, who is seeking to pin down a deal for gas supplies to a huge neighbour that is hungry for energy but has expanding import options.
Medvedev, whose mandate is to make Russia's creaky, resource-reliant economy more competitive, may also seek commitments for broader Chinese investment that could fuel growth outside the energy sector.
The Russian President would reportedly mix business with geopolitics on his three-day trip, meeting top Chinese leaders on Monday, including President Hu and Premier Wen Jiabao, for talks that may touch on Korean peninsula tension and Iran's nuclear programme, in addition to trade and energy.
After the welcome ceremony, Medvedev and Hu are set to jointly meet the press after holding bilateral talks at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.
Medvedev will witness the signing of more than ten documents during his China visit, according to Russian media, including an oil pipeline agreement between the China National Petroleum Corporation and Russia's Rosneft Oil.
A Russian diplomat warned this week that conflict between North and South Korea could erupt soon amid "extreme" tension.
Medvedev, whose country has joined forces with China in the past to lower Western pressure on Iran, added punch to calls on Tehran to end defiance over its nuclear activity by this week banning a range of weapons supplies to its longtime customer.
Medvedev started off with a journey into the past, visiting Dalian on Sunday (September 26), a port city controlled and developed by imperial Russia at the turn of the 20th century and governed by the Soviet Union for five years after World War Two.
He will wrap up his trip on Tuesday (September 28) with a look into the future at Shanghai's World Expo -- a showcase of the economic boom that has stoked China's appetite for energy supplies from its larger but far less populous and slower-growing northern neighbour. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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