China seeking breakthrough in Russia energy

BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao will seek “breakthrough progress” on long-frustrated energy ties with Russia in talks next week, a senior diplomat said on Tuesday.

Wen will visit Russia from October 27 to October 29 before flying on to Kazakhstan for a meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization of Central Asian states and their neighbours.

Beijing has brandished warming ties with Moscow as a big diplomatic success, and last week the two long-time rivals unveiled boundary markers signifying settlement of a border dispute that sparked armed clashes at the height of the Cold War.

Reuters