Moscow values friendly relations with Beijing, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday, adding that mutual trade grows despite the difficult international situation.
"We value friendly, good neighborly relations with Beijing. Despite the difficult international situation, we have recently managed to achieve qualitative growth in trade and implement many large-scale bilateral projects in various areas," Putin said in a congratulatory message to Chinese President Xi Jinping on the occasion of the 75th anniversary since the foundation of China.
The president also called interaction between Russia and China within the framework of the UN, BRICS, the SCO and other multilateral platforms fruitful and of great importance.