The Chinese and Russian prime ministers will summarize the achievements of the regular Sino-Russian Prime Ministers' Meeting in the past decade, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Kong Quan said in Beijing Thursday.

Kong told a regular press conference that the Chinese and Russian ministers will make a special review of the progress of the agreement achieved in the 9th regular Sino-Russian Prime Ministers' Meeting and the Sino-Russian Good-Neighborly Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation

Economic and trade affairs top the meeting's agenda as enhancing cooperation of mutual benefits is a major part of the China-Russia strategic partnership, Kong said, adding that bilateral trade volume of 2004 exceeded 20 billion US dollars for the first time.

But such a trade volume is far from enough and much room is left for further development, Kong said that the two ministers will meet to exchange views on further expanding cooperation channels and fields so as to achieve common growth and prosperity.

The two ministers will also exchange opinions on bilateral relations and major international and regional issues, Kong said.

China and Russia maintain frequent dialogue, consultation and cooperation and will do the same during the informal summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) from Nov. 18 to 19, in order to push forward APEC's progress and contribute to regional economic improvement such as trade and investment, Kong told the press.

At the invitation of Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Yefimovich Fradkov will pay an official visit to China from Nov. 3 to 4. to hold the 10th Sino-Russian Prime Ministers' Meeting with Wen.

Before the meeting, Vice-Premier Wu Yi will hold the 9th Session of the Committee of the Sino-Russian Prime Ministers' Meeting on Nov.1 with Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Zhukov who will arrive earlier.

Kong said Chinese State Councilor Chen Zhili will hold the 6th Session of Sino-Russian Cooperation Committee on Education, Culture, Public Health and Sports with Zhukov on Oct. 31.

Source: Xinhua