China - Russia marine cooperation

The first China-Russia working group meeting on maritime co-operation started in Beijing 9 Nov 2004 as China reaffirmed its commitment to promote Sino-Russia co-operation in the field, said Sun Zhihui, deputy director of the State Oceanic Administration. The two-day meeting includes discussions on possible co-operation in eight areas including marine ecological environment protection, legislation on the use and protection of the ocean, marine information and data exchange and polar research. China and Russia signed a marine co-operation agreement on May 27, 2003.
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