Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, who arrived in the northeast China's port city of Dalian Sunday morning, first laid flowers at a monument commemorating Soviet Union war martyrs and then had talks with more than 20 old Chinese and Russian veterans.

During his stay in the city, the Russian president stopped by the Dalian Institute of Foreign Languages, where he had brief discussions with Russian language professors and students. He was also slated for a meeting with leaders of northeast China's Liaoning Province. (Wang Hua/People's Daily Online)

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, who arrived in the northeast China's port city of Dalian Sunday morning, first laid flowers at a monument commemorating Soviet Union war martyrs and then had talks with more than 20 old Chinese and Russian veterans.During his stay in the city, the Russian president stopped by the Dalian Institute of Foreign Languages, where he had brief discussions with Russian language professors and students. He was also slated for a meeting with leaders of northeast China's Liaoning Province. (Wang Hua/People’s Daily Online)