Article: Putin lauds rapid growth of Russia-China trade, urges structural reform

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 ...

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