Moscow-Sana
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said today that relations between Russia and China have entered a new era of development with numerous projects on a bilateral basis and within the framework of multilateral unions and international organizations.
Medvedev was quoted as saying at the 24th regular meeting of Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Petersburg that by 2024, Russia and China plan to reach a level of 200 billion cooperation, up from $ 108 billion recorded last year through joint ventures. In the fields of energy, industry, advanced technology and agriculture.
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang stressed that relations between Moscow and Beijing are developing steadily in the right direction, adding that such cooperation under difficult international, economic and political conditions is a factor of stability not only for the two countries but for the whole world.
Chinese Vice Premier Hu Chunhua said yesterday during a meeting with Russian Deputy Prime Minister Maxim Akimov that China is ready to work with the Russian side to implement the important consensus reached by the two heads of state and achieve the goal of reaching bilateral trade volume of 200 billion US dollars. The good momentum in bilateral trade in the first half of the year reached $ 100 billion last year.