strong measures to further enlarge and develop bilateral trade. President Yeltsin pointed out that presents volume of bilateral trade 55 hundred million dollars should be raised to 220 hundred million dollars .China and Russia signed over ten documents about cooperation. During Li Pengs official visit to Russia from December26to 28 ,1996,both sides further discussed measures to strengthen cooperation. They agreed that China and Russia should try best to raise the volume of Sino-Russia trade to 80 hundred million dollars in 1997. What's more, both sides thought it possible to realize the objective of the struggle in the year of 2000---200 hundred million dollars. When premiers of two countries met, they signed an agreement about the construction of Li Yungang Nuclear Power Plant and an agreement about the cooperation between Chinese Peoples Bank and Russian Central Bank. Jiang Zemin paid an official visit to Russia from April 22 to 26 in 1997 and he stressed that in order to realize the objective of 200 hundred million dollars at the end of that century, both sides should try to raise the volume of bilateral trade to 80 or 100 hundred million dollars in 1997 first.Recognition of the Importance of Bilateral Relations in Economy and Trade The governments of China and Russia have paid attention to the development of cooperative relationship in economy and trade. They all regarded it as an important part in two countries strategic cooperative partnership. On the November 9, 1997, China and Russia emphasized the cooperation in the following fields: The production of natural gases, petroleum, nuclear, energy equipment and cooperation in civil aviation, chemistry, food industry, electrical household appliances etc. Cooperation in banks, insurance and arbitration, the improvement in the quality of products mutually provided, measures are to be taken to adjust the export of labor services. The encouragement...
