Putin and XI Jinping summarized the results of the talks in the Kremlin

The Russian leader called the visit of China Central event of the year for countries and noted the “impressive momentum” of the development of relations between Moscow and Beijing.

Special attention was paid to cooperation in high technology areas.

It is a joint space exploration. Preparing the next programme of cooperation in space for the years 2018-2022.Mr Putinprime of the Russian Federation

Also, according to him, Russia and China have agreed to actively develop cooperation in the financial sphere. The President recalled that last year the accumulated direct investment from China increased by twelve percent, reaching $ 2.3 billion.

“I supported the agreement between the Russian direct investment Fund (RDIF) and China development Bank on the establishment of a joint investment Fund with a volume of 65 billion yuan. Agreed to continue consultations on broader use of national currencies in mutual settlements and investment sphere”, — said Putin.

In his opinion, these measures will help open China’s first foreign branch of the Central Bank.