俄罗斯总统普京接受新华社社长独家专访

　　Xinhua’s Exclusive Interview with Putin

　　俄罗斯总统普京访华前夕，6月17日晚，新华社社长蔡名照在普京总统的家乡圣彼得堡对其进行独家专访。在圣彼得堡国际经济论坛会场的一个房间，普京总统兴致勃勃，与蔡名照进行一对一的交流，详细回答了蔡名照提出的关于双边关系、中俄经贸、上海合作组织、国际合作等问题，采访持续了约一小时。以下为专访全文：

　　Russian President Vladimir Putin, in an hour-long exclusive interview with Xinhua President Cai Mingzhao ahead of his upcoming visit to China, elaborated his views on bilateral ties, China-Russia trade, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), and international cooperation, among other issues.The following is the full text of Xinhua’s exclusive interview with Putin:

　　蔡名照：尊敬的普京总统阁下!在您再次访问中国前夕，我能够在您美丽的家乡——圣彼得堡对您进行独家采访，感到非常荣幸!请允许我代表新华社向您表示敬意。

　　Cai: Honorable President Putin, it is my great pleasure to have an exclusive interview with you here in your beautiful hometown St. Petersburg, ahead of your once-again visit to China. Please allow me to express our respect to you on behalf of Xinhua News Agency.

　　普京：谢谢。

　　Putin: Thanks.

　　蔡名照：在主席和您的共同推动下，中俄关系正处在历史最好时期。我相信，今天这次对您的专访，也将有助于中俄关系的发展。请允许我开始提问。

　　Cai: Thanks to the joint efforts made by Chinese President Xi Jinping and you, the China-Russia relationship is currently at its best in history. I believe that today’s interview will also be conducive to our bilateral relations. Shall we start the interview please?

　　普京：请。

　　Putin: Yes, please.

　　蔡名照：据我们统计，主席去年和您有过5次会晤，您近期又将访问中国。在习主席和您的共同推动下，中俄全面战略协作伙伴关系不断深化。今年是《中俄睦邻友好合作条约》签署15周年，也是中俄战略协作伙伴关系建立20周年。您认为，当前中俄关系有哪些亮点?发展的前景如何?您对这次访华有何期待?

　　Cai: According to our calculation, President Xi had five meetings with you last year. And you are visiting China again very soon. The China-Russia comprehensive strategic partnership of coordination has been deepened thanks to the joint efforts made by President Xi and you.This year marks the 15th anniversary of the signing of the Sino-Russian Good-Neighborly Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation, as well as 20th anniversary of the establishment of the China-Russia strategic partnership of coordination. What in your opinion are the highlights of China-Russia ties? What are their future prospects? What do you expect from this visit?

　　普京：您说我们两国关系处在非常高的水平，这实际上已经对我们两国的关系作出了评价。

　　Putin: You said our bilateral relations are standing at a very high level, which is your comment on our bilateral ties.

　　我在此想提醒贵社读者关注两个节点。20年前，我们宣布构建一种新型关系,即战略协作伙伴关系;15年前，我们签署了友好合作条约。在此期间，大量工作得以完成，使我们之间的互信达到了前所未有的高度，这种互信构成了我们双边合作的基础。

　　Here, I want to remind Xinhua readers of two historical junctures:Twenty years ago, we announced a new type of relations – a strategic partnership; 15 years ago we signed the Sino-Russian Good-Neighborly Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation. As a lot of work has been done since then, trust between Russia and China has reached an unprecedented level and laid a solid foundation for bilateral cooperation.

　　由于我们之间的关系在过去大概从未企及这样的水平，所以我们的专家甚至难以对我们今天所从事的共同事业的现状给出评判。其实，简单地称之为战略协作甚至已经不够了。因此，我们开始说它是全面战略协作伙伴关系。“全面”意味着我们几乎要在所有至关重要的领域开展工作。而“战略”则表明我们正赋予它对两国而言极其重要的意义。

　　Since it is a level that probably has never been reached in our relationship in the past, it is very hard for our experts to define today’s common cause that binds our two countries together. In fact, it is not enough now to simply call it a strategic coordination. Therefore, we started to call it “a comprehensive strategic partnership of coordination.” The word “comprehensive” means that we are cooperating on almost all vital areas, and “strategic” demonstrates the prime importance we are attaching to our relationship.

　　您提及了我与主席之间的协作。的确如此。我跟他之间的工作，我们这一层面的工作，当然是两国关系发展毋庸置疑的驱动器，起着促进作用。我们在自身层面上讨论相互协作战略中的基础性问题。主席本人非常重视俄中关系的发展。他是很好的朋友、非常可靠的伙伴。

　　You mentioned the coordination between President Xi and me. Indeed, the work between us, the work at our level, serves without doubt as an engine for the development of bilateral relations. We are currently discussing together some basic issues in our cooperative strategy. President Xi himself values a lot the development of Russia-China relations. He is a very good friend and reliable partner.

　　然而要想实现俄中关系的顺利发展，仅凭我们的努力是不够的。为此，当然需要进一步完善俄罗斯联邦与中华人民共和国政府之间的工作机制。两国政府首脑定期举行会晤。20多个分委会、政府间委员会组建起来，我记得有26个分委会，在这些机构当中，所有同仁非常高效而紧张地工作着。我们远非总是能够就复杂的问题迅速达成一致，但所有问题，无论多么复杂，我们都能让它们服务于共同的目标，即推动彼此之间的合作，所以我们总能找到解决之策。

　　However, the smooth growth of Russia-China ties cannot merely depend on our efforts. It calls for further improving the working mechanism between the governments of the Russian Federation and the People’s Republic of China. The heads of government of our two countries meet on a regular basis. More than 20 sub-commissions and intergovernmental commissions have been set up – I believe there are 26 sub-commissions in fact. People in these commissions are working diligently and efficiently. Although the two countries are still far from being able to swiftly reach consensus on every complicated problem, we always share the common goal of pushing forward our cooperation no matter how complex the issues are. So we always find a solution.

　　世界经济面临众所周知的难关，这也体现到我们的协作当中，两国商品贸易总额有所下降。但我们相信，这是暂时现象，与个别商品当前的行情和汇率差异有关。与此同时，我们得以着手解决主要问题。在改善双边贸易结构方面，我们采取了实质性的举措。

　　The difficulties that the global economy is going through are widely known. They are also reflected in the coordination between the two countries. For instance, the trade volume between Russia and China has declined a bit. But we believe it is merely a temporary downtick resulting from the current market prices of certain commodities and differences in exchange rates. Meanwhile, actions have been taken to solve the major problems. To optimize the bilateral trade structure, we have taken some substantial actions.