“Relations between Russia and China have risen to an unprecedented high level and constitute an example of true partnership.”
Modern.az reports with reference to TASS that this statement was made by Russian President Vladimir Putin during talks with the President of the People's Republic of China Xi Jinping.
The Chinese leader, in turn, noted that the level of relations between Moscow and Beijing stems from strategic cooperation.
On the morning of May 20, Putin and Xi began talks in a limited format at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. The Russian president stated that the countries will continue the practice of visa-free regime. He also noted that over the past 25 years, trade turnover between Russia and China has increased more than 30 times. Trade turnover has exceeded 200 billion dollars for several years now.
China's Xinhua news agency reported that Russia and China have agreed to extend the treaty on good-neighborliness, friendship, and cooperation.
On May 19, the Russian president went to China on a two-day official visit. The delegation included five deputy prime ministers, eight ministers - including Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, as well as the heads of the Central Bank, Rosatom, and Roscosmos. At the end of the visit, 40 bilateral documents are planned to be signed.
