China-Russia Friendship Trip Sees Successful Completion

2006-09-02 21:43:59 CRIENGLISH.com

After a journey of more than 40 days, the "China-Russia Friendship Trip" is nearing its end. Sponsored mainly by China Radio International, the transnational group of reporters have successfully completed their reporting project. CRI's Yao Yongmei takes a closer look.

Reporter: After traveling 15,000 kilometers and across both Asia and Europe, the transnational reporting group has wrapped up its "China-Russia Friendship Tour" in Moscow. Cheng Guoping is the Charge d'Affaires of Chinese Embassy in Russia. He expressed his heartfelt appreciation of the work completed by the group.

"I think this activity has helped deepen mutual understanding between the people of the two nations and is one of the highlights of the 'Year of Russia in China.' It also plays an important role in improving the China-Russia relationship."

Leonid Drachevschi, Co-Chair of the China-Russia Committee of Friendship, Peace and Development , also spoke highly of the tour.

"You've come here and filed lots of reports about Russia. I am sure many Chinese people have become acquainted with Russia through your reports. You've done a lot for Chinese-Russian friendship."

The Itar-tass News Agency is one of the reporting team's Russian participants. Its chief editor, Sergei Carmalito, says they have paid attention to cross-border reporting, writing a large number of reports on the way, to inform Russian people about both the group's trek and its surrounding activities in a timely fashion. He also says they are planning for the media activities for the "Year of China in Russia," which falls in 2007, to give a comprehensive introduction to today's China.

Director of China Radio International Wang Gengnian, says the tour has helped deepen mutual undrstanding between the people of the two nations.

"Lasting such a long time and covering a large variety of fields, 'The China-Russia Friendship Trip' has introduced Russia to the Chinese people in a multimedia way--radio, television, the press and the internet. It is an important moment in China and Russia's diplomatic history."

The Friendship Tour set out from Tian'anmen Square in Beijng in late July. Since then, the team members have driven a dozen SUVs across Asia and into Europe, passing through some 20 cities in China and Russia, including Novosibirsk, Kazan and St.Petersburg.

Yao Yongmei, CRI News.

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