国内英语新闻:Premier Wen's visits to Russia, Tajikistan boost trust, cooperation, development: Chinese FM

BEIJING, Nov. 25 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao's visits to Russia and Tajikistan helped enhance mutual trust, deepen cooperation and promote development, said Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi late Thursday.

From Monday to Thursday, Wen paid official visits to Russia and Tajikistan. He also attended the 15th regular meeting between Chinese and Russian prime ministers in Russia and the ninth Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) prime ministers' meeting in Tajikistan.

Yang described the visits as a major diplomatic action of China in the Eurasia region when the world situation is undergoing complex changes.

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (C, front) attends the prime ministers' meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, Nov. 25, 2010.

Wen's visits were aimed at strengthening solidarity and mutual trust, deepening mutually beneficial cooperation, and boosting common development, which are shared desires of all member countries of the SCO, he said.

During Wen's visits, China signed a total of 50 bilateral and multilateral documents with the related parties.