Presidents Putin and Xi Jinping

Kremlin formal readout.  (Bolding of certain paragraphs and phrases is mine)

President of Russia Vladimir Putin:

President Xi Jinping, ladies and gentlemen, friends,

It is our sincere pleasure to welcome our dear friend, President of the People’s Republic of China Xi Jinping to Russia on this state visit.

The talks we had yesterday and today, including one-on-one, in a narrow format and in the presence of our delegations were successful, and took place… Continue reading