New Delhi, Aug. 11 -- BEIJING - The Russian and Chinese foreign ministries held consular consultations in Beijing on Tuesday, discussing the prospects for further easing travel between the two countries at a moment when their relationship has deepened well beyond formal alliance language into the texture of everyday commerce, study, and movement.

the future of the mutual travel regime, the protection of the rights and legitimate interests of Russian and Chinese citizens living or traveling in each other's country, and the operational functioning of each country's consular and diplomatic institutions.

"A thorough exchange of views was held on a wide range of issues, including prospects for further liberalization of the mutual travel regi...