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Russia-China partnership ‘yielding results’, Putin says

AFP | Moscow, Russia

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President Vladimir Putin said yesterday that Russia’s economic and trade links with China are “yielding results” as he welcomed Chinese Premier Li Qiang to the Kremlin.

Moscow has looked to Beijing as an economic lifeline since the Ukraine conflict began, with the two boosting trade to record highs as Russia faces heavy economic sanctions from the West.

“Our trade relations are developing successfully... The attention that the two governments on both sides are paying to trade and economic ties is yielding results,” Putin said in a meeting with Li.

“Our states have worked out large-scale joint plans, projects in economic and humanitarian spheres, we expect for many years ahead,” he added.

In May, Putin visited his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in Beijing.

The Russian leader framed the partnership as a “stabilising” force in a chaotic world.

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