China's Trade and investment promotion group to visit Russia to sign 3 billion U.S. dollars

June 16, in line with China's President Hu Jintao's state visit to Russia, to further show the world that China's action against trade protectionism and jointly deal with the financial crisis position, China Trade and investment promotion group to Russia and the Russian side reached a number of cooperation agreements, the contract amount of more than 3 billion U.S. dollars. The picture is the vice minister of commerce of China, Jiang (rear left third) and the Russian Ministry of Economic Development vice Minister Slepnev (rear right third) to attend the signing ceremony.　　Sino-New Society, Tin Bing, Moscow, June 16 (Xinhua) China Trade and Investment Promotion group, led by Jiang, Vice minister of Commerce, 16th, signed a number of cooperation agreements with the Russian side in Moscow during the Sino-Russian Economic and Trade Cooperation Forum, signing an amount of more than 3 billion U.S. dollars. In line with Chinese President Hu Jintao's state visit to Russia, to jointly deal with the financial crisis and promote bilateral trade exchanges and cooperation, the Chinese Trade and Investment Promotion group, comprising more than 300 entrepreneurs from 200 Chinese enterprises and Russian business circles, participated in the forum.　　Both enterprises and financial institutions have reached a number of cooperation agreements, signing the amount of more than 3 billion U.S. dollars, involving electromechanical, light industry, High-tech, energy and resource development, project contracting and other fields.　　Jiang, Vice minister of Commerce of China and Russian Ministry of Economic Development, Slepnev jointly attended the Sino-Russian Economic and trade Forum and participated in the signing ceremony. In his speech, Jiang said that China-Russia economic and trade cooperation has maintained a good momentum of development in recent years with the concerted efforts of the leaders of both countries and the business community. The current international financial crisis swept the world, the global economy plunged into recession, China and Russia trade encountered a rare difficulty.　　Nevertheless, the foundation of Sino-Russian economic and trade cooperation remains good, and the market potential of both countries remains enormous. Jiang stressed that the China Ministry of Commerce to organize a large-scale trade and investment promotion group to visit Russia, is in the crisis situation China to promote bilateral economic and trade cooperation of important measures, but also against all forms of protectionism in practical action.　　As long as both sides have firm confidence and joint efforts, they will be able to overcome the difficulties caused by the crisis and gradually reverse the decline in bilateral trade. Jiang and further development of Sino-Russian economic and trade cooperation in the current situation, proposed the expansion of electromechanical and High-tech products, deepen cooperation in energy resources, strengthen investment cooperation, promote economic and trade cooperation in the border areas and increase financial support and other five proposals. Finish)