Mr Jiang informed Mr Putin about the main results of the visit just completed by US President George W. Bush to China. President Putin declared himself in support of advancing Chinese-American relations as a major factor of international stability and security.
Mr Jiang and Mr Putin also discussed current issues of Russian-Chinese relations. They pointed to their qualitative progress in all areas of cooperation – political, trade and economic and in international affairs. Mr Jiang and Mr Putin expressed mutual determination to develop all-round cooperation further.
They exchanged opinions on preparations for a June summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation in St Petersburg.