"In the current complex and ever-changing international situation, China and Russia should take a more active stance to implement major consensus on bilateral cooperation, maintain close high-level contacts and bolster political support for each other."

Chinese President Hu Jintao, agreeing to promote China-Russia relations to a new level, during a meeting with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on the sidelines of the fourth BRICS Summit in New Delhi, India, on March 28

"Continued growth in BRICS countries is the biggest contribution to speeding up global economy recovery."

Liu Guijin, former Chinese Ambassador to South Africa and former Special Representative of the Chinese Government on African Affairs, speaking of the power of the five most dynamic emerging economies in Beijing on March 28

"China believes the acceptance of the six-point plan is helpful for promoting a political resolution to the Syrian issue. China hopes the Syrian Government and all parties concerned will seize this important opportunity, support and cooperate with Kofi Annan's mediation efforts, and therefore help ensure the effective implementation of the plan and promote a political resolution process for the Syrian issue."

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei, applauding the Syrian Government's acceptance of the six-point plan put forward by UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan, at a regular press conference in Beijing on March 28

"I think we've come out of the financial crisis, that confidence is restored and we are in the process of economic recovery. Europe has an economic government which overcame the Greek crisis."

French President Nicolas Sarkozy, stating that the eurozone's financial crisis has ended and that the economy of the single-currency bloc was recovering, in an interview with the regional daily Ouest-France on March 27