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FM informs Russia of Songhua River pollution
www.chinanews.cn 2005-11-27 15:05:17
(Xinhuanet)
Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing informed Russian Ambassador to China Sergey
Razov Saturday of the situation with the Songhua River's water pollution.
BEIJING, Nov. 26 - Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing informed Russian
Ambassador to China Sergey Razov here Saturday afternoon of the situation
with the Songhua River's water pollution and measures taken by the
Chinese government to tackle the issue.
The Songhua River in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, suffered
major water pollution as a result of a blast that had occurred in the
China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) Jilin Petrochemical company
on Nov.13. The polluted water in Songhua River is expected to flow into
the Heilongjiang River (also called Amur River in Russia) on the
Sino-Russian border.
Li Zhaoxing, on behalf of the Chinese government, expressed his regret
over the possible harms to be done to the Russian people by the major
environmental pollution accident, saying China fully understands and
attaches great importance to the concerns of the Russian side, and that
Chinese leaders have time and again made important directions to tackle
the problem
After the water pollution incident occurred, China has repeatedly
informed its neighbor of the details of the pollution incident, including
various lab test results, such as the pollutant's species and density and
the location of polluted stretches.
The two sides have agreed to open up a hotline between environmental
departments for still better contacts and communication over the water
pollution problem, and China informs Russia of the latest developments
daily, the Chinese foreign minister said.
Li said China has blocked the discharging site of the pollutants into the
river, redoubled the downward flow of the upstream hydropower stations
and sped up the diluent speed in an effort to alleviate the impact of the
water pollution.
China will cope with this incident conscientiously and responsibly, and
go on informing the Russian side of the relevant information periodically
and at all times, Li said, acknowledging that China is still in the
process of dealing with the pollution accident, and is ready to provide
assistance and cooperation to Russia, if there is a need from the Russian
side.
The relevant departments of both nations would keep in close touch on
this issue, he said. China hopes and is convinced that the two sides
would enhance cooperation and work jointly to overcome the impacts
incurred by the disaster, in the spirit of the strategic partnership of
cooperation.
Razov voiced his appreciation for China's briefing, saying that he will
report to the top Russian leadership as soon as possible. On behalf of
the Russian government and people, he also expressed sympathy and
extended regards over the those injured and the families of those killed
in the blast and those affected from the water pollution incident of the
Songhua River.
Razov noted that the Russian central and local governments are very
concerned about the impacts of the disaster.
The disaster is the common challenge for both Russia and China, and both
sides should treat and deal with this issue from the strategic point of
view of cooperation, strengthen communication and cooperation, jointly
take effective measures, so as to erase the impacts of the disaster, the
ambassador said. Russia thanks China for its willingness to provide
coordination in this regard.
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