Premier Wen Jiabao and visiting Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin pledged Tuesday to make more efforts to boost bilateral ties during a talk held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (R) shakes hands with Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin during a welcome ceremony held for Putin at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 11, 2011. [Xinhua]

Co-chairing the 16th regular meeting between the two countries' prime ministers along with Putin, Wen said that the Chinese government is willing to work harder with the Russian side to build a comprehensive strategic partnership featuring equality, mutual trust, mutual support and common prosperity between China and Russia.

Putin hailed the unprecedented highs that have been reached in political cooperation and cultural exchanges held between the two countries.

The two sides are willing to seek new solutions for "occasionally occurring" problems, Putin said.

During the meeting, Wen raised a six-point proposal to reinforce Sino-Russian ties.

He called on the two countries to improve their trade structure and environment and step up support for promoting two-way investment.

China and Russia have set a goal to boost bilateral trade to 100 billion U.S. dollars by 2015 and 200 billion U.S. dollars by 2020, Wen said, stating that both sides should make unremitting efforts to this end.

Wen also said both countries should further their cooperation in the oil, natural gas, nuclear energy, coal, electric power and environmental protection sectors.

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