Putin met with Chinese Prime Minister Li Chiang at the Kremlin Palace in Moscow.
Putin, who stated that progress has been achieved in the agreements reached after his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing, said that he expects Xi to attend the BRICS summit to be held in Kazan this year.
Pointing out that many agreements were signed within the scope of Li ⁇ 's visit to Moscow, Putin said, ⁇ We are glad to see you. With the contributions of our Chinese colleagues, our commercial relations are developing and progressing successfully. There are large-scale joint plans, economic and humanitarian projects between our countries that will last for many years. ⁇
Speaking at the meeting, Li said that Russia's economy grew by 4.7 percent in the first half of this year, pointing out that Russia has shown stable economic growth in 12 years under Putin's leadership.
Emphasizing that the relations between Russia and China have reached an unprecedented level, Li said, ⁇ We are ready to implement the agreements we have reached with you at the highest level and to continuously expand this cooperation. ⁇
Li also met with Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin today as part of his visit to Moscow, 29. He attended the meeting of the Heads of Government of Russia-China.
After the meeting, some agreements were signed between the two countries in areas such as energy, logistics, customs, education and chemistry.
Diplomatic and economic relations between Russia and China came to the fore especially after the Ukraine war. The trade volume of the two countries increased by 26.3 percent last year compared to the previous year and reached 240.1 billion dollars.
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