China is ready to join efforts with Russia to continuously push forward the strategic partnership of cooperation, said Vice Premier Huang Ju Tuesday.  

During a meeting with visiting Russian presidential aid, Victor Ivanov, Huang said China and Russia have seen smooth progress in cooperation on personnel administration and human resources development.

He emphasized the importance of Sino-Russian relations and expressed the wish that the two countries would achieve new results in such fields.

Huang briefed the Russian guests on China's economic and social development. He said the frequent exchange of visits by high-level leaders of the two countries have strongly promoted the development of China-Russia relations.

Ivanov said Russia wants to strengthen cooperation with China in the fields of personnel administration and human resources development.

Ivanov, who is heading a Russian delegation to visit China at the invitation of China's Ministry of Personnel, expressed the hope that Russia and China will step up cooperation in politics and economics to push forward bilateral friendly relations.

(Xinhua News Agency April 6, 2005)