Medvedev welcomed by Hu

(27 Sep 2010)
1. Wide of Chinese President Hu Jintao and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev walking, they stop on the platform
2. Mid of Medvedev and Hu listening to anthem
3. Wide of guard of honour
4. Close of Medvedev listening to anthem
5. Close of Hu listening to anthem
6. Mid of Hu and Medvedev listening to anthem
7. Wide of Hu and Medvedev with military band playing anthem
8. Wide of guard of honour saluting
9. Mid of Hu and Medvedev walking down the steps
10. Hu and Medvedev inspecting guard of honour
11. Mid of Medvedev, pan to guard of honour
12. Wide of Medvedev and Hu walking down red carpet
STORYLINE:
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Chinese President Hu Jintao met for talks on Monday, amid growing energy cooperation between the neighbours.
No agenda has been provided for Medvedev's three-day visit but China and Russia have expanded energy cooperation in recent months.
Russia is the world's biggest energy producer and China is the world's largest energy consumer, overtaking the United States last year.
Although Europe remains Russia's largest export market for gas and oil, both Beijing and Moscow have been seeking to diversify their energy sources and markets, despite a long history of mutual suspicion and tensions.
In late August, Russia opened its section of a thousand kilometre crude oil pipeline from eastern Siberia to China, which will connect Russian oil fields with Daqing, a major oil production base in northeastern China.
At the time, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said cooperation would not be limited to oil exports, and that Russia welcomes Chinese help in exploiting its abundant resources in the Far East and in expanding refining and marketing.
During a visit by Putin to Beijing late last year, Russia signed dozens of commercial pacts worth 3.5 (b) billion US Dollars and set the framework for a separate, multibillion-dollar agreement to build two natural gas pipelines to China from gas fields in Russia's Far East that would provide supplies almost matching China's current consumption.
Russia and China split bitterly 50 years ago over interpretations of communist ideology.
In recent years, their relationship has warmed but they remain divided by culture and a preference in both capitals for acting independently.
Both see themselves as rivals to Washington and all three are permanent members of the U.N. Security Council.
China and Russia have close ties to Iran and though they supported U.N. sanctions adopted last month against Tehran over its suspected nuclear program, they have objected to stronger measures.

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