BEIJING, May 24 (RIA Novosti) - Russia's relations with China are becoming a key factor in the development of international affairs, President Dmitry Medvedev said on Saturday, the second day of his official visit to Beijing.
Medvedev told Jia Qinglin, chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference: "My visit to China is aimed at developing the strategic dialogue that has been progressing over the past few years between our countries."
"We have achieved major progress. Now Russian-Chinese relations are becoming a key factor in international developments."
The committee chairman told the Russian leader that his visit to China "will not only help the development of strategic partnership between the two countries," but also open a new page in the history of their relations.
