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MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin thanked his Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao on Monday for the aid Chinese people offered to Russian soldiers fighting in China during World War II and for tending soldiers' graves on Monday. Soviet forces briefly fought in Manchuria against the Japanese, entering after the U.S. bombing of Hiroshima in August 1945. Mr. Putin said Moscow was happy with the level of cooperation between the two giant countries, including the implementation of all agreements, and that he was looking forward to a visit by Mr. Hu in July. ``It will be the highest point in our relations,'' Mr. Putin said. Mr. Hu said that his visit would give the two leaders ``more time to discuss questions.'' Mr. Putin and Mr. Hu met, accompanied by small delegations, following the Red Square parade and Kremlin reception commemorating the 60th anniversary of the Allied victory in Europe. After decades of rivalry, Moscow and Beijing have developed what they call a strategic partnership following the 1991 Soviet collapse, pledging their adherence to a ``multipolar world,'' a term that refers to their opposition to a perceived U.S. domination in global affairs. China has purchased billions of dollars worth of fighters, missiles, submarines and destroyers.
North Korean issue
A Kremlin source told ITAR-TASS ahead of the meeting that Russia and China agreed on the need for patience and dialogue in resolving the international community's standoff with North Korea over its nuclear programme. ``Moscow and Beijing are deeply convinced that there is no other way for resolving the Korean peninsula's nuclear problems except for patient, attentive dialogue taking into account the worries of all sides and aiming at ensuring the nuclear-free status of the Korean peninsula,'' ITAR-TASS quoted the source as saying. Russia and China also agree on the need for reform of the U.N. Security Council, the Kremlin source said.
AP, Agencies
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