BEIJING, March 11. /TASS/. China attaches high importance to development of relations with Russia and two countries have good prospects for cooperation strengthening, China’s Commerce Minister Zhong Shan said on Saturday.

"Russia is our important neighbor. Our cooperation and political confidence are growing on a going basis and humanitarian exchanges are developing. Relations between two countries are very good," the minister said, having given a positive assessment to bilateral interaction mechanisms. "They made a great contribution; our cooperation is developing very successfully," Zhong Shan said.

"Future prospects [of trade and economic cooperation] are also very good," he added.