Chinese President Hu Jintao's Moscow tour for the May 9 celebrations marking the 60th anniversary of the end of World War II will give a fresh boost to the strategic partnership between Russia and China, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Alekseyev said Wednesday.

The Russian government thinks highly of President Hu's decision to attend the celebrations on May 9, Alekseyev told Xinhua in an exclusive interview. The peoples of Russia and China contributed considerably to defeating Nazism and militarism, he said.

The celebrations on May 9 in Moscow will gather a host of world leaders that also include US President George W. Bush, German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder and French President Jacques Chirac.

Celebrating victory of the war is significant in that it reminds people the world over of a shared mission to safeguard peace and prevent a repeat of such tragedies, Alekseyev noted.

Russia hopes the international community works together in responding to new threats since a multilateral mechanism ensuring global stability and security can only be established by a united world community, Alekseyev said.

The deputy foreign minister called on countries to remember the lessons of World War II and be united in fighting such new threats as terrorism.

Source: Xinhua