Greetings on the opening of the 4th Russian-Chinese Winter Youth Games

The message reads, in part:

"Both Russia and China have been paying serious attention to promoting physical fitness, exercise and sports, as well as healthy and active lifestyles, while also seeking to enable their respective younger generations to forge closer bonds of friendship and mutual understanding. Held in summer and winter sports disciplines, the Russian-Chinese Youth Games have firmly established themselves as one of the most far-reaching and successful undertakings in terms of promoting humanitarian cooperation and people-to-people ties. I am sincerely delighted by the fact that these competitions have formed a positive tradition that has stood the test of time.

I am certain that this time too, the competition will be organised to the highest standard and that those who come to Russia's Far East to take part in this event will remember it for spectacular victories and records, as well as inspiring encounters, friendly communication and good memories from their stay in this region."