Xi Jinping noted the tangible fruits of Russian-Chinese cooperation

Bilateral cooperation between Russia and China is expanding and yielding fruitful results. This was announced by Chinese President Xi Jinping in his welcoming speech to the participants of the Russian-Chinese EXPO in Harbin on May 17.

"Thanks to the joint efforts of both sides, cooperation between China and Russia in all areas continues to deepen and bring fruitful results," Xi Jinping said, his message was read out by Vice Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China Zhang Guoqing at the opening ceremony of the EXPO.

The Chinese President also added that the event would provide Moscow and Beijing with an opportunity to take advantage of the two countries' good neighborliness both to facilitate entrepreneurship and expand comprehensive cooperation and socio-economic development of both countries.

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Earlier in the day, in his address to the participants of the exhibition in Harbin, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the Russian-Chinese EXPO provides an opportunity for a direct and meaningful dialogue between representatives of business, government agencies and regions. According to the Russian leader, the rich program of the exhibition fully reflects the high dynamics of strategic cooperation and partnership between Moscow and Beijing.