Putin to attend Belt and Road Forum in Beijing
Russian President Vladimir Putin will attend the second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation in Beijing, while President Xi Jinping is planning to pay a state visit to Russia this year, State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Friday.
The two countries enjoy deep political trust, win-win economic cooperation, and support each other in international affairs, Wang told a news conference, saying that bilateral trade volume between the two last year exceeded $100 billion.
China and Russia will consolidate traditional cooperation in energy, and explore cooperation in new areas like technology, agriculture, e-commerce and finance, he said.
The two sides will work to ensure the Belt and Road Initiative and the Eurasian Economic Union best complement each other, he said.
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