Russian President leads tour for quake kids in Kremlin

Source: CCTV.com | 07-31-2008 08:35

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has met with quake-affected Chinese students who are recuperating in Russia.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (C) smilese as he walks with the students from China's quake-hit Sichuan Province at the Kremlin Palace in Moscow, capital of Russia, on July 30, 2008. A group of 50 students from China's Sichuan Province are interviewed  with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Wednesday after they paid a visit to the Kremlin Palace, the Red Square, and the Lenin Tomb in Moscow. (Xinhua/Shen Bohan)

The children arrived in Moscow on Tuesday for a two-day visit to the capital. Medvedev personally led the students on a tour around the Kremlin on Wednesday. The students also visited Red Square, Lenin's Mausoleum and a number of other places of interest in Moscow.

The children are part of a group of nearly 1000 Chinese students currently at 6 health centers in Russia for a three-week rehabilitation.