The President said in his letter, in particular:
“It was a pleasure to receive your sincere and friendly letter. Although you began learning Russian not so long ago, you have clearly already made a lot of progress, as your letter, written in good literary Russian, shows.
I hope that the Russian Language Year in China in 2009 and the Chinese Language Year in Russia in 2010 will give you additional opportunities to improve your knowledge of the Russian language, and will help our peoples to get to know each other better and learn more about each other’s rich national cultures and traditions.
When I met recently in Moscow with President of China Hu Jintao we agreed to give special focus to expanding our cultural and humanitarian ties and developing contacts between our young people. I hope that you will soon be able to make a contribution to this important work.
I know that more than 80,000 children are studying Russian in China today in 100 secondary schools. I am pleased that 30 children have begun studying Russian at your school. I am sure that you have made the right choice, after all, our countries are working together in an ever broader range of areas, and I am sure that your knowledge will be put to good use.
In your letter you promise to work hard at studying Russian. I believe in your talent and your perseverance. You have many opportunities to help achieve your goals: books, television, the internet. I am sure that many interesting discoveries and new friends await you.
Thank you for the invitation to visit your school. I will try to take up your offer.
I sincerely wish you success in the interesting journey of gaining knowledge, and I wish you all the best.”