Medvedev receives Chinese children from quake-hit areas at Kremlin
President Dmitry Medvedev on Wednesday met with Chinese children who have come to Russia for rest at his invitation after a devastating earthquake in the Sichuan province.
The president greeted the kids in the St. Andrew Hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace and said their visit was a “good sign” for Russian-Chinese relations.
“I am glad to see you at the Kremlin. Some time ago Chairman Hu Jintao and I agreed that a group of children from the areas
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affected by the earthquake would come to Russia for rest,” Medvedev said.
He said over 1,000 Chinese children would come to Russia or rest and rehabilitation in 2008.
“This is a very good sign. This is an indication that there are good-neighbourly, friendly and very close relations between our countries,” the president said.
President Dmitry Medvedev on Wednesday met with Chinese children who have come to Russia for rest at his invitation after a devastating earthquake in the Sichuan province.
