At the Eastern Economic Forum in its eastern economic hub of Vladivostok, Russia also pledged to deepen its energy and financial infrastructure ties with China and offer a mutual visa-free travel agreement.
According to Russian news agency Tass, President Vladimir Putin said Moscow and Beijing could work together in the Arctic region, and that “the opportunity of working in the trilateral format” had already been discussed, though he did not elaborate on who the third party might be.
“A political decision is only needed for that. Nevertheless, it is possible. It will also be mutually beneficial cooperation in the sphere of gas, in the sphere of oil,” the Russian leader told a plenary session of the three-day forum which concluded on Saturday.
Xi Jinping hails ‘lasting friendship’ in talks with Putin
Xi Jinping hails ‘lasting friendship’ in talks with Putin
