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RUSSIA IS CHINA'S MAIN STRATEGIC PARTNER

RIA Novosti

MOSCOW, February 2 (RIA Novosti) - "Russia is China's main strategic partner," member of the Chinese State Council Tan Zixiang told Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Therefore, Russia is the first country with which China will hold regular interstate consultations in the security sphere, Mr. Tan Zixiang added.
"We made this decision because we share common positions on many international and regional issues, on international situation assessments, peacekeeping and world development," he stressed.
According to Mr. Tan Zixiang, he discussed the contents and format of the consultations with Russian Security Council Secretary Igor Ivanov.
"I am satisfied with the realization of the plans to launch bilateral consultations in the security sphere. Our relations in the political, economic and security spheres and military cooperation are rapidly developing," Mr. Putin said.
According to Mr. Putin, "major military exercises would be held in 2005 for the first time in many years."
"Undoubtedly, the security consultations at the political level are the basis of relations in this sphere," Mr. Putin said.