Moscow, July 2, SPA -- Chinese President Hu Jintao met withRussia's prime minister Saturday for talks on trade andeconomic ties, Russian news reports said. Hu and Mikhail Fradkov both described the meeting as acentral event for bilateral relations this year, ITAR-Tassand RIA-Novosti reported. Hu also praised Russia's ratification last month of atreaty delineating the two countries' border along the AmurRiver.--SPA1318 Local Time 1018 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/274029