China and Russia are signing
40 "important" agreements to reinforce trade and economic
relations between the two countries, Russian Premier Dmitri
Medvedev said Monday.
The ink will dry during a current visit to Moscow by
Chinese Premier Li Kegiang - his first - and includes a
400-billion-dollar, intergovernmental deal for providing Russian
gas to China. The gas agreement will increase cooperation
between Gazprom, Rosneft and the Chinese energy group CNPC.
Medvedev called the bilateral plans a "highly ambitious
agenda" before an encounter with Li Kegiang, who is also
expected to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Trade between the two countries has more than doubled in
six years, from 40 to 90 billion dollars.
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