Chinese President Hu Jintao meets with his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev in the Peruvian capital of Lima

On November 23, 2008, Chinese President Hu Jintao met with his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev in Lima.

Hu said that China and Russia should strengthen strategic coordination at a time when the global political and economic structures are undergoing the most profound changes since the end of the Cold War. China and Russia should make concerted efforts to overcome the adverse impact of the ongoing global financial crisis, maintain the sound momentum of their economic growth, and push ahead with reforms of the international financial system, the Chinese president said. Hu also called for efforts to earnestly carry out the outline on implementing the Sino-Russian Good-Neighborly Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation. The two nations should enhance consultation on strategic security, and conduct timely exchanges of views on major international and regional issues to coordinate their positions, Hu said. On issues related to their core interests, China and Russia should continue to strengthen mutual support and coordination, he added. Efforts should also be made to combine the development of the Sino-Russian strategic cooperative partnership with market-oriented policies, so as to further promote their pragmatic cooperation in various fields, he said. He also called for sound preparation for the activities marking the 60th anniversary of diplomatic ties and the Year of the Russian Language and the Year of the Chinese Language.

Medvedev said the two countries should strengthen strategic consultation on issues related to peace and security across the world and in the Asia-Pacific region. Russia is willing to strengthen consultation and cooperation with China in jointly coping with the global financial crisis, the Russian president said. The financial departments of the two countries could hold a meeting at an appropriate time to discuss how to implement the results of the financial summit of the G20 held a week ago in Washington and those of the APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting, he said. Medvedev said he had instructed the Russian agencies concerned to carry out the outline on implementing the Sino-Russian Good-Neighborly Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation, promote bilateral trade exchanges and strengthen cooperation in the field of peaceful use of nuclear energy. The Year of the Russian Language in China and the Year of the Chinese Language in Russia is an event of great significance. Russia will closely cooperate with China and well hold the event.

On the Six-Party Talks and peace and security of Northeast Asia, Hu urged relevant parties to continue to strengthen coordination and cooperation, push the talks to a new stage based on a comprehensive, balanced implementation of the second phase of action and strive for the gradual establishment of a mechanism for peace and security in Northeast Asia. He expressed China's support for Russia's role as an initiator and coordinator in the establishment of the mechanism, adding that the two countries should also enhance coordination in promoting regional economic cooperation.

The Russian president said relevant parties should properly handle their differences and make efforts to push forward the six-party talks and promote peace and security in Northeast Asia.

Ling Jihua, Wang Huning and Dai Bingguo attended the meeting.