Pavel Negoitsa, publisher of Rossiyskaya Gazeta, said the album is the second example of cooperation with Chinese media after the release of the photo albumOne Hundred Photographers Focus on Russialast year. Such cooperation testifies to the lasting friendship of the two countries, he said.

Kaminskaya Kseniya, deputy director of the Russian government's News and Information Department, said that when Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev had visited China he took photos. Medvedev has contributed three pictures to the new album, showcasing the high level of attention he pays to Sino-Russian relations.

Negoitsa said Sino-Russian friendship has passed through generations and should be passed on to the next generation.

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