Xinhua News
Jun 5, 20212 min
Russia and China have extensive shared interests, which is an important foundation of deepened bilateral cooperation, Putin said.
Stressing the importance of economic cooperation, Putin said Russia and China managed to keep bilateral trade at levels above 100 billion U.S. dollars for several years in a row, particularly in 2020 despite the impacts brought by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Putin said the two sides are expected to boost bilateral trade to 200 billion U.S. dollars by 2024.
Russia and China are also closely cooperating in a variety of fields such as aircraft manufacturing, lunar research, energy, environmental protection, and people-to-people exchanges, Putin said, adding that Russia stands ready to work with China to further synergize the Eurasian Economic Union with the Belt and Road Initiative.
Putin said Russia and China will undoubtedly strengthen their coordination and collaboration in the international community and safeguard common interests, noting that this Russia-China strategic coordination is certainly conducive to international strategic stability.
At Friday's media event, Putin also answered questions from other heads of news agencies, on the COVID-19 pandemic, the Tokyo Olympic Games, global and regional issues, and Russia's relations with other countries.
Putin said issues related to COVID-19 should not be politicized, and humanitarianism should be placed centre and front in coping with the pandemic, whose impacts can only be overcome by concerted efforts. Enditem
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