Russian President Vladimir Putin, began a video conference with Chinese President Xi Jinping, calling him a close friend, discussed a 7% increase in trade turnover and declared Russia the leader in supplying oil and gas to China Quoc.
During a video conference meeting with the President of the People's Republic of China, Putin called his colleague a close friend, reported.
During the conversation, the leaders of the two countries summarized the past year and discussed plans for the coming time.
“Dear friends, I am sincerely pleased to welcome you and have the opportunity to talk, according to the good tradition that has been established, at the beginning of the year, to summarize the work of the past time, to outline the plans Mr. Putin said: “Comprehensive partnership and strategic interaction between Russia and China”.
In addition, Putin emphasized that Russia has been the leader in natural gas supplies to China and remains the leader in oil exports.
“China is the largest consumer of Russia's energy resources. We hold the number one position in oil exports. 5 years ago, together with you, we launched the operation of the Siberian Power gas pipeline, but today Russia takes the first place in the supply of natural gas to China,” said the President. Nga noted.
In addition, Mr. Putin said that despite negative external factors, trade between Russia and China still grew by 7%, reaching more than 220 billion USD.
According to Chinese data, the yearly trade turnover amounted to nearly 245 billion USD.
Putin emphasized that although the data covers only 11 months, the results show significant growth.
Previously, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping held an online meeting, in which the Chinese leader was present at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Xi Jinping announced China's intention to improve Russia-China relations by 2025.
