Igor Sechin called China a strategic ally of Russia.

Translation. Region: Russian Federation –

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The dynamics of trade turnover between Russia and China in recent years clearly demonstrate the special status of our relations, said Igor Sechin, Executive Secretary of the Presidential Commission on Fuel and Energy Sector Development Strategy and Chief Executive Officer of Rosneft Oil Company.

"The dynamics of trade between Russia and China in recent years clearly demonstrate the special status of our relations. Over the past twenty-five years, economic cooperation between Russia and China has reached an unprecedented level. Two years ago, the goal of increasing bilateral trade to $200 billion was exceeded by 20%. Last year, mutual trade volume reached a record $245 billion," Sechin emphasized, speaking at the opening of the 7th Russia-China Energy Business Forum (RCEBF) in Beijing.

"China, as Russia's strategic ally, ranks first among our country's foreign trade partners," he noted, adding that Russia ranks fourth in bilateral trade with China.

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