Jiang Zemin leaves for Moscow on an official visit

Описание: (15 Jul 2001)

1. Exterior of Great Hall of the People
2. Jiang Zemin shakes hands with Russian delegation
3. Close up of handshake and pull out to Jiang
4.Chinese official shakes hands with Jiang
5.Camera cutaway
6. Jiang shakes hands with military official and others, including Zhu Rongji, and then leaves hall
7. Various of motorcade setting off


STORYLINE:

The Chinese President, Jiang Zemin, left Beijing on Sunday for an official four day visit to Moscow which Russian officials hope will raise relations to a new level.

In Russia he is expected to discuss a variety of economic and political topics with President Vladimir Putin, including their shared animosity towards the proposed U-S missile defence plan.

On the positive side, Sino-Russian trade has been thriving as both economies open up.

According to the Chinese leader, China and Russia have similar or close positions toward the development of bilateral relations and the settlement of important international problems.

Monday will be particularly busy, with the talks between the two heads of state and the signing of a new treaty and a joint statement.

According to Deputy Russian Foreign Minister Alexander Losyukov, the treaty will regulate and determine interaction between Russia and China for decades to come.

On Monday afternoon, Jiang Zemin will meet with Speaker of the State Duma, the lower Russian house of parliament, Gennady Seleznyov and call on his old friend, Boris Yeltsin at the Barvikha residence.

On Tuesday, Jiang Zemin is planning to hold talks with Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov and Speaker of the upper chamber of parliament Yegor Stroyev.

On Tuesday morning, the Chinese leader will deliver a speech at the Lomonosov Moscow State University.

In his youth, the Chinese leader was an intern at a Moscow car-making plant and speaks Russian.

The leaders are also likely to discuss the situation around Iraq, Kosovo, and the Middle East, the situation in the Asian-Pacific region, interaction within the Shanghai group for co-operation and other international problems.

Both Russia and China are interested in good relations to counter what they consider American hegemonism and plans for a national missile defence system, as a way to strengthen their economies and to mount successful bids to join the World Trade Organisation.

China is even more alarmed by the U-S missile defence plan than the Kremlin, Russian diplomats say, because China's nuclear arsenal is tiny by comparison to Russia's.

Even a limited system could erode its deterrent value.

Both countries want better trade relations.

Their trade turnover, 8 (b) billion (U-S) dollars last year, is up 43 percent in the first five months of this year.

Russia is China's 9th largest trading partner, while China is Russia's 6th biggest.

China is interested in purchasing nuclear power plant technology, gas, oil and airplanes and both countries are interested in developing the high tech sector.

After the visit to Russia, Jiang Zemin will leave Moscow on July 18 for a tour of Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova and Malta.

The next meeting between Vladimir Putin and Jiang Zemin will take place in Shanghai in October where they will participate in an informal Asian-Pacific economic co-operation summit.

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