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Article: Putin lauds rapid growth of Russia-China trade, urges structural reform
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- Xinhua News Agency
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- March 19, 2006
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Putin lauds rapid growth of Russia-China trade, urges structural
reform
MOSCOW, March 19 (Xinhua) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin on
Saturday commended the rapid development of the Russia-China trade
over recent years while calling for efforts to restructure Russia's
exports to China.
"The growth rate of the Russia-China trade has far exceeded the
average growth rate of Russia's overall foreign trade over recent
years. Russia ranks among the Top Ten trade partners of China in a
stable manner, " Putin said in an exclusive interview with Xinhua
prior to his visit to China.
The trade volume between the two countries hit 29.1 billion U.S.
dollars last year, up 37 percent on a ...