Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Chinese President Hu Jintao and Russian President Vladimir Putin met for a trilateral summit meeting, the first of its kind.
ST PETERSBURG: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Chinese President Hu Jintao and Russian President Vladimir Putin met for a trilateral summit meeting, the first of its kind among the countries, and discussed a gamut of issues, including strategic cooperation and economic development.
The summit was held on Monday after the conclusion of the outreach session of the G8 St Petersburg summit and the three leaders exchanged views on cooperation among the three countries, said Chinese officials.
At the summit, Hu said China, Russia and India, who have set up bilateral strategic partnerships among themselves, exerted vital influence on international and regional affairs. There is great potential for the three countries to cooperate in a number of fields such as economy, energy, science and technology, Hu said. “We should make full use of these advantages to deepen the strategic cooperation among us,” Hu was quoted as saying by Chinese officials.
The Chinese president put forward some proposals for boosting trilateral cooperation, including efforts to make full use of the mechanism of trilateral foreign ministers’ meeting and push forward practical cooperation to enhance communication and coordination on major international and regional issues.
Manmohan Singh said the three nations should make concerted efforts to enhance trilateral cooperation, making it beneficial to the people of the three countries and contributing to peace and development in the world.
Putin added that Russia, China and India share similar views on and interests in major international and regional issues. He said the three nations support a multilateral framework and have good bilateral relations.
Enhancing trilateral cooperation would not only facilitate the settlement of some international and regional issues, but also help promote domestic economic development in the three countries, the Russian president said.
The three leaders also exchanged views on the situation in the Asia-Pacific region and cooperation in fighting terrorism.
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