On the afternoon of September 27, 2010, Chairman Wu Bangguo of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC) and Premier Wen Jiabao met respectively with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in Beijing.

During their meeting, Wu expressed welcome for Medvedev to visit China and attend the Russian Pavilion Day at the Shanghai World Expo. Wu said in recent years, a series of events including the national theme year and language year in the two countries have had wide-ranging influence in both peoples, further deepening China-Russia strategic partnership of coordination. He said this year is important for China-Russia ties, citing frequent meetings between state leaders and vigorous trade growth. Both sides have made breakthrough progress in cooperation on major projects, conducted fruitful cooperation in people-to-people and cultural exchanges, supported each other on major issues concerning their respective core interests and maintained close communication and cooperation on major international and regional issues. Defining Russia as China's "most important strategic partner," Wu told Medvedev China always regards relations with Russia a diplomatic priority. Under the new international situation, developing China-Russia relations is of greater importance. China is ready to work with Russia to enhance cooperation in all areas and push their strategic partnership of coordination to a higher level.

Calling parliamentary exchanges a key component for the China-Russia strategic partnership of coordination, Wu said their cooperation committee has conducted smooth exchanges and has become an important platform for bilateral parliamentary exchanges. It also helps improve the quality and level of bilateral contacts, he added. The National People’s Congress (NPC) of China is ready to work with the Russian side to stick to the purpose of serving China-Russia strategic relations, enhance exchanges and cooperation between legislative bodies, provide better legal guarantee for bilateral cooperation in all areas and advance cooperation on large projects and between businesses. He suggested both sides actively promote their regional cooperation through Euro-Asia Economic Forum, Baikal Economic Forum and other platforms to inject new impetus into the development of China-Russia strategic partnership of coordination.

Medvedev fully agreed with Wu’s comments on bilateral ties. He told Wu he had an in-depth exchange of views with Chinese leaders on a wide range of topics including politics, economy, culture, science, technology and parliamentary exchanges and signed a series of important agreements during his "successful" China visit. He said he was glad to see the achievements made by the Chinese side. He stressed the importance of Russia-China relations to international relations, adding that his country highly values and is committed to developing its strategic partnership of coordination with China. Russia is ready to make joint efforts with China to strengthen high-level contacts and substantial cooperation in various areas, he added. Both sides should also expand exchanges between their legislatures and public, maintain coordination and cooperation in major international and regional issues and push for in-depth development of the ties.

During the meeting, Premier Wen hailed the close communication and deepened cooperation between both sides amid the global financial crisis. The China-Russia strategic partnership of coordination has withstood severe testes and witnessed consolidation and development. "The two countries trust and support each other in the political area, and have vigorously expanded energy, finance, trade and investment cooperation. The two sides have also boosted cultural exchange, which has brought concrete benefits to the two peoples and has important and far-reaching impact on the political and economic pattern of the world," said the Chinese premier.

Wen said that pragmatic cooperation is an important part of China-Russia strategic partnership of coordination and has broad prospect for development. He also vowed joint efforts with Russia to ensure completion of major cooperation projects with quality and on schedule. He urged both sides to formulate medium and long-term plan on furthering economic and technological cooperation according to the needs of the two countries’ economic development strategies and join hands to push for multilateral cooperation within the SCO for mutual benefit and common prosperity.

Medvedev said in face of the complex and profound changes taking place in the international situation, the two countries have worked closely and joined hands in meeting challenges with their cooperation level enhanced continuously. The development of Russia-China strategic partnership of coordination not only conforms to the common interests of both sides, but also has a positive impact on the world. He added his country will actively fulfill bilateral cooperation agreements, deepen pragmatic cooperation and promote bilateral relations to a higher level.