ST. PETERSBURG, July 11 Russian -Chinese inter-parliamentary cooperation creates a favorable atmosphere for achieving the goals facing the two countries and solving priority tasks, said Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The President met with Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress Zhao Leji on Thursday.
«As for the parliamentary dimension of our cooperation, it, in my opinion, is extremely important, because it keeps in view the most important aspects of our interaction and creates a favorable atmosphere for achieving the goals and solving the problems facing us , which we formulate as priorities,” Putin said during the meeting.
He clarified that we are talking about both economic cooperation and humanitarian ties.
«Nothing can remain aside from parliamentary activities, because one way or another it requires parliamentary, legislative registration. Therefore, we pay very much attention to this and are grateful to you for your joint work,» Putin emphasized.
He noted the active work of the interparliamentary commission of the Russian Federation and China and thanked the parliamentarians of the two countries who pay special attention to Russian-Chinese cooperation.
“For our part, we will do everything to ensure that this area of activity remains at the proper level,” the President of the Russian Federation assured.