At the meeting, the President of Russia particularly noted the dynamic development of Russia-China relations.
In addition, the Russian President stressed that during his state visit he plans to discuss the prospects of bilateral cooperation with the Chinese leadership, as well as various aspects of cooperation with China in a multilateral format.
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President of Russia Vladimir Putin: Mr Premier, I am glad to have this opportunity to discuss our bilateral relations with our friends, the Chinese leadership, as well as our multilateral cooperation within the SCO. We will take this opportunity during this visit.
I would like to point out that, thanks to the efforts of our governments, the trade and economic ties between our countries are developing successfully. We are gathering pace, which is good news, and we are looking for more and more areas of cooperation.
I am very glad to meet with you today and to cover all the aspects of our work with China.
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