On March 28, 2007, Chinese President Hu Jintao left Kazan, capital of the Russian republic Tatarstan for home after successfully concluding his state visit to Russia and attending the opening ceremony of the "Year of China" in Russia and other activities.

During his three-day visit, Hu met with President Putin and other Russian leaders, exchanging in-depth views with them on further development of the China-Russia strategic partnership of cooperation, as well as major international and regional issues of mutual concern. The two heads of state signed a joint statement, in which they agreed to make joint efforts to continuously deepen pragmatic cooperation, strengthen strategic coordination and upgrade the Sino-Russian strategic partnership of cooperation.

During the visit, both sides also witnessed the signing of a range of cooperative agreements.

Hu and Putin attended the opening ceremony of the "Year of China" in Russia and the inauguration ceremony of China National Exhibition and visited the exhibition.

During President Hu's visit to Russia in July 2005, the Chinese and Russian leaders agreed to launch the "Year of Russia" in China in 2006 and the "Year of China" in Russia in 2007 to push for the Sino-Russian strategic partnership of cooperation.

During his visit to Kazan, Hu emphasized China and Russia should strengthen regional cooperation. He also met with President of Russia's Tatarstan Republic Mintimer Shaimiyev.