Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov on Saturday hailed Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao's visit to his country as a great success, saying his meeting with Wen on Friday was "very fruitful."

During a meeting with President of the Xinhua News Agency Tian Congming on Saturday, Fradkov spoke highly of Premier Wen's official visit to Russia between Sept. 23 and 25.

Both the Russian and Chinese sides are very satisfied with the visit, Fradkov said, adding that he hoped the Itar-Tass news agency and Xinhua will continuously strengthen their friendly and cooperative relations and promote the development of the strategic partnership of cooperation between the two countries.

Tian said Xinhua will continue to do its best to achieve excellence in news reporting, and contribute to the further development of the strategic partnership of cooperation between China and Russia.

Tian is here to attend the First Session of the World's Congress of News Agencies, which was sponsored by the Itar-Tass news agency and concluded here Saturday.

Some 400 delegates from 115 news agencies, including Xinhua, the AP, the AFP and Reuters, and other international organizations attended the two-day congress.

Source: Xinhua