Hu Jintao: I am very pleased to see you again a month after our previous meeting, Mr President.
Important progress has been made since your recent visit to China. We have arrived at many agreements over further development of our relations and actively exchanged opinions on crucial issues. I am convinced that these will become a good basis for long-term and stable development of the Chinese-Russian partnership and strategic interaction. I am ready to listen to your opinion first.
President Vladimir Putin: I want to begin with saying how pleased I am to see you again, Mr Chairman. My colleagues and I remember the warm welcome you gave us in Beijing a month ago. I agree that the results of our efforts are impressive, and they form an absolutely new atmosphere for our interaction. The joint plan of action that has been worked out and adopted is a good guide for our joint activities.