Tourists visit the Russia Pavilion in the World Expo Park in Shanghai, east China, May 2, 2010. (Xinhua/Dai Xuming)
MOSCOW, May 27 (Xinhua) -- "The recent visit to China has left me with so many beautiful and distinctive impressions, especially the 2010 Shanghai World Expo, which overwhelmed me," Russian State Duma Speaker Boris Gryzlov told Xinhua in an interview.
"This is an impressive and magnificent World Expo, where we have seen so many amazing high-tech items on display," Russia's top legislator said.
Gryzlov toured the Chinese and Russian pavilions at the Shanghai World Expo while heading a State Duma delegation for an official visit to China on May 18-20.
Speaking of his recent visit to China, Gryzlov said one of its most remarkable achievements is that both Russia and China have reiterated their resolution not to let history be rewritten.
He added that recent important events related to bilateral ties were the celebrations marking the 65th anniversary of World War II victory.
"When attending the celebrations marking the 65th anniversary of the Victory Day, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Chinese President Hu Jintao have set the basic tone for this issue. And we have continued relevant dialogue during our visit to China," he said.
During the visit, Gryzlov said, the two sides held the fourth meeting of the Russian-Chinese parliamentary cooperation committee and discussed a variety of issues related to inter-parliamentary cooperation.
