Chinese Premier Wen meets Russia's Putin

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (L) holds a welcome ceremony for  visiting Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin in Beijing on  Oct. 13, 2009.(Xinhua/Liu Weibing)

BEIJING, Oct. 13 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao met here Tuesday with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, who is on his first official visit to China since taking office in May 2008.

    Wen hosted a welcome ceremony for Putin at the Great Hall of the People before a close-door meeting and full-range talks.