Russia and China are to carry out joint exploitation of raw material deposits in Siberia under a 2009-2010 cooperation programme, the Russian daily Vedomosti reported. The programme, including 205 joint projects in the border regions, was approved by the Russian and Chinese presidents, Dmitry Medvedev and Hu Jintao, at a meeting in New York on September 23, the paper said.
Almost all the projects on Russian territory are based on exploitation of raw materials in Eastern Siberia and the far east of Russia, Vedomosti said. Metals likely to be included in the project include tin, lead and copper.
