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1st Ld: Chinese FM Informs Russian Ambassador of Songhua River's Water Pollution

Posted on: Sunday, 27 November 2005, 09:00 CST

1st Ld: Chinese FM informs Russian ambassador of Songhua river's water pollution

BEIJING, Nov. 26 (Xinhua) -- 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 be half 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 forign minister said.

Source: Xinhua News Agency - CEIS

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