2019年CRI 俄罗斯副总理提出中俄两国在IT和AI领域加强合作（在线收听）

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Maxim Akimov says that besides energy, China and Russia also have great potential for cooperation in information technology and artificial intelligence.

CRI reporter Xiao Yi has more.

In honor of the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Russia, a high-end forum on China-Russia cooperation was held in Moscow.

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Maxim Akimov says strengthening the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership of Coordination with China is one of the priorities of Russia's diplomacy.

He says China has become one of Russia's most important trade partners.

The trade volume between China and Russia reached nearly 108 billion U.S. dollars last year.

The figure accounted for 16 percent of Russia's total foreign trade.

Plans have been made to elevate bilateral trade volume to 200 billion dollars every year in the coming five years.

The Russian Deputy Prime Minister says the cooperation between China and Russia can be extended from energy to all-areas such as information technology and artificial intelligence.

"A technology war is ongoing in today's world. That's why the cooperation in high tech is of great importance to our bilateral relations. Our trade will not only focus on fossil fuels, but all areas. There is great potential for us in cooperation in information technology, including data switching technology, big data storage, high precision surveying and mapping as well as logistics monitoring. We also share great willingness in cooperation in artificial intelligence."

Earlier this month, President Vladimir Putin put forward an "all-year-round operation plan" to secure Russia's foothold in the Arctic, including efforts to build new ports and other infrastructure facilities and expand an icebreaker fleet.

Akimov says in the future, construction involving the Arctic Waterways can be a focus for China and Russia to cooperate.

"Russia intends to join China's strategy of 'Maritime Silk Road' with the Arctic Waterways and establish a competitive new route connecting Northeast Asia, Southeast Asia with Europe. The waterways will bring benefits to the traditional energy transport industry. And it will also serve as a 'fast track' for enterprises engaged in container transport across Europe and Asia."

Akimov says the relations between China and Russia have reached their best level in history and he hopes the momentum will continue.

"The world is now shrouded in instability and uncertainty. We need to strengthen strategic cooperation and coordinate our standings to deal with domestic and international challenges."

The forum was held ahead of the 23th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.

Chinese president Xi Jinping will attend the forum as part of his state visit to Russia.

For CRI, I'm Xiao Yi.

俄罗斯副总理马克西姆·阿基莫夫表示，除了能源方面，中俄两国在信息技术和人工智能领域也有非常大的合作潜力。

CRI记者肖毅（音译）将带来详细报道。

为庆祝中俄建交70周年，一场聚焦中俄合作的高端论坛在莫斯科举行。

副总理马克西姆·阿基莫夫说，与中国加强全面战略协作伙伴关系是目前俄罗斯外交的主要方向。

他表示，中国是俄罗斯最重要的贸易伙伴之一。

2018年，两国贸易额达到了1080亿美元。

这一数字占俄罗斯对外贸易总额的16%。

两国计划在未来五年将双边贸易额提升到每年2000亿美元。

俄罗斯副总理还表示，未来俄中合作将从能源贸易领域逐渐向全领域发展，比如信息技术和人工智能等方面。

“目前世界上正在进行着一场争夺技术高地的‘战争’。因此，高科技领域的合作在双边关系中占据着很重要的地位。我们两国之间的贸易重点也将从化石能源领域向全领域发展。我们在信息领域的合作具有非常广泛的前景，其中包括数据交换技术、大数据存储、高精度测绘、物流监控等。另外在人工智能领域我们也有很大的合作意愿。”

本月早些时候，普京总统提出了“北极航道全年无间断运行计划”，以确保俄罗斯在北极地区的安全，计划包括修建新港口和其他基础设施，组建破冰船队等。

阿基莫夫表示，北极航道的建设将是未来中俄合作的一个重点。

“俄罗斯也在试图将北极航道与中国提出的‘海上丝绸之路’战略相对接，建立一条从东北亚和东南亚通向欧洲的具有全球竞争力的新航线。这一航线的开通不仅会给传统的能源运输行业带来实惠，而且也将给从事集装箱运输的企业开辟一条跨越欧亚的快捷海上通道。”

阿基莫夫表示，目前中俄两国合作关系发展达到了一个前所未有的高度，希望这一趋势能够继续持续下去。

“在世界局势非常不稳定的前提下，我们需要加强战略协作，更加紧密地协调立场以应对国内和国际的挑战。”

这一论坛在第二十三届圣彼得堡国际经济论坛之前举行。

中国国家主席习近平在访问俄罗斯期间将出席该经济论坛。

CRI新闻，肖毅（音译）报道。