Visiting Chinese President Jiang Zemin met Yeltsin at the central clinical hospital and during their first informal summit which lasted 40 minutes, signed the documents including one outlining a plan for the development of bilateral relations in the next century.

``For the first time in the history of the two states the western and eastern stretches of the Russian-Chinese state border have been clearly demarcated on the terrain,'' ITAR-TASS quoted the statement on the border issue released by the presidential press service.

The two countries also agreed to hold further talks on border issues yet to be settled over a few stretches in accordance with the signed agreements and international law.

Yeltsin and Jiang also decided to meet again in China next year, Interfax news agencysaid.

Meanwhile, doctors have ordered the 67-year old president to spend up to 10 days in the hospital, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Yakushkin said adding Yeltsin's temperature had returned to normal and his condition was stable.

Kremlin said the meeting with Jiang went ahead as the ``president feels capable of working''.

Jiang also met Russian Premier Yevgeny Primakov and the two leaders stressed the importance of the fourth regular meeting between Beijing and Moscow to be held here in February 1999 for further development of cooperation.