A Meeting with Students and Professors at Beijing University.Part 2
December 3, 2002
Beijing
Встреча со студентами и преподавателями Пекинского университета
3 декабря 2002 года
Пекин
In the 20th century both Russia and China experienced major historical trials. They experienced profound social transformations. And today the two countries are tackling tasks that are in many ways similar.On the one hand, we have to work hard to modernise the economy and make it more effective. On the other hand, we are strengthening our national positions in the international economic and financial systems. And I think we can and must mutually support each other in these matters. We spent some time discussing these issues with the Chinese leaders yesterday, and I think those who say that our potentials can effectively complement each other are right.We have covered a long road during a historically short time span proceeding from the perceived real interests of the two countries. We have covered the road from stereotypes to mutual understanding and a high level of trust, from general agreements to relations of true strategic partnership.At the end of our talk yesterday President Jiang Zemin summed up the results of ten years of cooperation. His assessments are absolutely correct. I fully agree with him.Russia knows about the successes achieved by the Chinese people under the leadership of President Jiang Zemin. It is not by chance that this period in Chinas recent history is called the great era of innovation and renaissance. I think innovation and renaissance would be an appropriate description of the last decade in the relations between our two countries.We are not just good neighbours. We are equal partners who respect each others interests. And proceeding from these principles for relations, we signed the Treaty on Neighbourly Relations, Friendship and Cooperation last year.Our countries, both permanent members of the UN Security Council, bear a special responsibility for the maintenance of global peace and stability.That responsibility is particularly great today when the processes of globalisation change and lend a new structure to the political, economic and financial relations among states in the world. These processes should be made more governable and predictable. Otherwise, short-sighted egoism can pose a danger to even the most powerful states in the world.Today Russia and China have important common tasks: the fight against extremism and separatism, the prevention of regional conflicts and countering cross-border crime. Ensuring stability in Asia is a serious task. It looks as if this region has increasingly been the target of the criminal designs and actions of international terrorists.In connection with this, I believe we should improve our coordination in the fight against terrorism. It is necessary to continue joint work to prevent the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, the spread of nuclear and other sensitive technologies.
It is necessary that not only the states, but the business and scientific communities and social groups unite their efforts. In short, what is needed is a concentration of the intellectual potential to work out comprehensive solutions to key contemporary problems.In implementing these solutions we will proceed from the norms of international law, the goals and principles of the UN Charter. We will make active use of the universal character and potential of that organisation and its institutions. And in resolving crisis situations we will give priority to political and diplomatic methods within the framework of the UN Security Council resolutions.Neglect of international agreements and understandings is absolutely unacceptable. Equally unacceptable is the practice of double standards and attempts at the uni-lateral use of force. On that issue, our foreign policy approaches and priorities are absolutely identical with those of China.Ladies and gentlemen,We see this Russian-Chinese summit as a milestone in the relations between our two states.Today millions of people are involved in cooperation between China and Russia. It is a multi-level system of contacts, exchanges and links in the most diverse areas. We must constantly feed new ideas and initiatives to this living organism.We already have many interesting programmes, including in the spheres of energy, high technologies and transport. These projects do not only bring tangible benefits and create new jobs. In fact they are changing the configuration of the economic infrastructure in Eurasia. That is our common contribution to the development of integration processes in the world.I believe that scientific and technical cooperation between the two countries is opening up new opportunities. All the more so because we have a solid base, a rich experience of decades of joint work in diverse areas of science and technology.
Loading...
9:06
В.Путин.Встреча со студентами.03.12.02.Part 3by niknikolay429 views
Link to this comment:
Video Responses
All Comments (0)