Chairman of the Federation Council of the Russian Federal Assembly Sergei Mironov said in Beijing Tuesday that his two-day China visit was a complete success.

Mironov told Chinese media that he exchanged views with Chinese leaders on parliamentary exchanges and economic and trade cooperation during the visit and the two sides have reached consensus on a wide range of issues.

On Russia-China economic and trade cooperation, Mironov said the two countries' cooperation in energy has been fruitful. He suggested the two countries increase the proportion of machinery business in bilateral trade and further explore cooperation in the fields of nuclear energy, machinery and civil airplane manufacturing.

Mironov said Russia attaches great importance to regional cooperation between the two countries, especially the cooperation along the border areas. He said the Russian side has proposed holding a seminar on Russia-China border cooperation, which the Chinese side has accepted. Details of the seminar will be further discussed, he said.

Mironov and his party left Beijing Tuesday night.

(Xinhua News Agency August 6, 2003)