CONTRACT OVER FRIENDSHIP AND CO-OPERATION BETWEEN RUSSIA AND CHINA ARE
SIGNED IN MOSCOW








PEKING, 6 March.  / RIA "Nowosti" rIA-"Nowosti"-Korrespondent
Alexander Isajew /. in the course of the Russia attendance of the
chairman of the VRCh Jiang Zemin in this July is signed the contract
over friendship and co-operation between China and Russia.  The avowed
on Tuesday in Peking of the ministers of foreign affairs of the VRCh
seaweed Jiaxuan in its speech in the parliament of the country.

After its words the present Treaty lifts the relations between our
countries on a new level.

The director/conductor of the State Department China emphasized that
Chinese-Russian co-operation very successfully develops at present.
The two countries demonstrate a " new type of the intergovernmental
relations " in practice.

According to estimation of the Chinese minister of foreign affairs the
relations between the two countries is based " on principles of the
equal partnership, which is not directed against third countries ".
It underlined that China and Russia are " good friends, good
neighbours and good partners ".

The director/conductor of the office with regard to foreign policy of
the VRCh emphasized that " the relations between the two countries
develops in political, economic, scientific-technologic, military and
successfully in other areas very ".

In this year, he explained, in the relations between the two countries
new moments will develop.  China and Russia will continue the exchange
at highest level.  Seaweed Jiaxuan indicated that the president of
Russia Vladimir Putin will twice visit in the year 2001 China.  In the
summer he will take part in the summit of the Schanghaier five and in
the autumn in the summit of asiatic-Pacific restaurant co-operation.