Let me mention one other thing. Our inter-governmental relations have gone from being the traditional fief of professional politicians and diplomats to something that truly belongs to our peoples. The intergovernmental committee on cultural cooperation is both active and effective, as is the Russian-Chinese Friendship Peace and Development Committee. Our businessmen have also made an important contribution to the development of our relations.
俄中关系曾经是两国政治家和外交官的专有领域，现在已经拥有广泛的民众基础。俄中人文合作委员会和俄中友好、和平与发展委员会为此做了大量工作，两国企业界也为此作出了重大贡献。
The expansion of the social base of our partnership has contributed to large-scale bilateral projects and the Years of Russia and China. I firmly believe that a new cultural initiative, the Years of Russian and Chinese, will meet with the same great success. All this bears witness to the very high level of interest we have in one another, and that the key to continuing good relations is expanding contacts between our young people.
通过开展大规模的双边合作项目、互办国家年活动，双方进一步扩大了两国战略协作伙伴关系的社会基础。我相信，双方新的人文合作项目，即俄中“语言年”活动同样会取得圆满成功。这一切都表明，两国民众对彼此有着非常浓厚的兴趣。两国青年交流将确保睦邻友好关系世代相传。
Our strategic partnership also manifests itself in cooperation between Russia and China in international affairs, which is an important aspect of ensuring peace and security in the world and an effective means of confronting serious challenges. We have similar positions on various issues, including those associated with the effects of the current global financial crisis. And most importantly, we understand that joint decisions and consolidated action are what is most important now.
俄中在国际事务中的协作也突出体现了两国战略协作关系的高水平。这种协作是维护全球和平与安全的重要组成部分，是应对严峻挑战的有效手段。我们在应对当前国际金融危机等许多问题上的立场相近。很重要的一点，我们双方都意识到，在当前这一时刻，需要采取共同的努力和行动