国内英语新闻:Chinese, Russian ruling parties launch dialogue mechanism

BEIJING, June 2 (Xinhua) -- Representatives from the Communist Party of China (CPC) and the ruling United Russia Party met Tuesday to exchange views on the international financial crisis.

    "This is the first official and high-level dialogue between the Chinese and Russian ruling parties," said Wang Jiarui, head of the International Department of the CPC Central Committee of his meeting with United Russia Party's council presidium secretary Vyacheslav Volodin.

    Wang and Volodin signed an agreement on party-to-party cooperation on later Tuesday. Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping attended the signing ceremony.

    Xi hailed the Sino-Russian relationship when meeting with Volodin before the ceremony, saying that China would work with Russia to promote stable and healthy growth of the ties, in a bid to benefit the two nations and peoples.

Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping (R) meets with Vyacheslav Volodin, vice chairman of the Russian State Duma, in Beijing, capital of China, June 2, 2009

    Volodin, and vice-chairman of the Russian State Duma, said his party valued the cooperation with the CPC.

    Volodin and his delegation were here on a visit from May 31 to June 3 at the invitation of the International Department of the CPC Central Committee.