OREANDA-NEWS. June 02, 2011. Dmitry Medvedev and Xi Jinping discussed bilateral cooperation, first and foremost trade and economic cooperation, as well as current issues on the international agenda.

The President of Russia emphasised the high intensity of bilateral contacts in 2011 and noted that Russia awaits President of China Hu Jintao’s state visit.

Dmitry Medvedev and Xi Jinping remarked that in the ten years since the signing of the Treaty of Good-Neighbourliness and Friendly Cooperation, relations of strategic partnership have reached a very high level. Dmitry Medvedev and Xi Jinping also agreed that the next ten years will be an important period in further developing relations between Russia and China.

The President of Russia and Vice President of China are in Rome attending celebrations marking the 150th anniversary of Italy’s unification.