Xi, Putin agree to promote greater development of China-Russia ties at high level

BEIJING, June 8 (Xinhua) -- President Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Friday agreed to promote greater development of China-Russia relations at a high level.

The two leaders reached the consensus during talks in Beijing.

Putin is on a state visit to China, and he will also attend the 18th Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in the eastern Chinese coastal city of Qingdao on Saturday and Sunday.

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