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Putin meets Chinese and Mongolian leaders at Eastern Economic Forum

From ABC Color · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Russian President Vladimir Putin met Chinese Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang and Mongolian Prime Minister Nyam-Osoryn Uchral in Vladivostok during the Eastern Economic Forum.
  • Putin described ties with China as unprecedented and relations with Mongolia as strategic, while discussing energy, nuclear cooperation and trade.
  • Russia is negotiating with China and Mongolia over the Power of Siberia 2 gas pipeline, but Moscow and Beijing have not agreed on a price.

Vladimir Putin used the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok to meet senior officials from China and Mongolia, highlighting Moscow's ties with both neighboring countries.

In talks with Chinese Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang, Putin described cooperation with China as reaching an "unprecedented" level, particularly in energy and nuclear power. He predicted a "new record" in bilateral trade this year after exchanges approached $240 billion in 2025.

unprecedented

— Vladimir PutinPutin described the current level of Russian-Chinese cooperation.

Putin thanked China for sending a large delegation to the forum and referred to his "substantial and very warm" meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Kyrgyzstan on Monday. The meeting also included Rosneft chief Igor Sechin and Oleg Deripaska, president of the aluminum group RUSAL.

a new record

— Vladimir PutinPutin forecast the level of bilateral trade between Russia and China.

Speaking with Mongolian Prime Minister Nyam-Osoryn Uchral, Putin called relations with Mongolia "strategic." He said more than 70 Russian regions maintain regular ties with the neighboring country.

Russia is negotiating with China and Mongolia over the Power of Siberia 2 pipeline, which could deliver up to 50 billion cubic meters of gas from the Yamal Peninsula to China through Mongolian territory. Moscow and Beijing have yet to agree on the price, although Russia is prepared to reduce the tariff substantially, as it did for India, another major importer of Russian hydrocarbons since the start of the war in Ukraine.

substantial and very warm

— Vladimir PutinPutin characterized his recent meeting with Xi Jinping.

Putin arrived in Vladivostok from Bishkek, where he attended a Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit and met Chinese, Iranian, Indian and Turkish leaders.

strategic

— Vladimir PutinPutin described Russia's relations with Mongolia.
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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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