MOSCOW, Mar 21 Trade between Russia and the People's Republic of China reached a historical record of $185 billion in 2022, and in 2023 Russia is expected to and China will not only reach $200 billion in trade, but will surpass it, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.
“Despite the consequences of the pandemic and the pressure of sanctions, trade in 2022 reached a historically record high of $185 billion. It is expected that this year Russia and China will not only reach the volume of trade of $200 billion, which we agreed with our friends before , several years ago, but will also surpass this milestone,» Putin said at extended talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
«Additional opportunities for unlocking the potential of our economies are provided by the conjugation of the EurAsEC and the initiative of the chairman of the People's Republic of China — «one belt, one road,» the head of the Russian Federation concluded.
At the end of the previous week, Putin in his In an article in the People's Daily «Russia and China — a partnership looking to the future», he said that there is every reason to believe that the $200 billion trade turnover with China will be exceeded.
Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Russia with a worker visit on March 20, this is his first trip abroad after being re-elected to the post of head of state for a third term.Xi Jinping, upon his arrival in Russia on Monday, said that Beijing and Moscow are reliable partners, in a far from calm world, China is ready to stand guard with Russia resolutely international law. The visit of the head of China at the invitation of the President of the Russian Federation will last from March 20 to 22.