China, Russia sign over 20 cooperation agreements

On September 2, China and Russia signed more than 20 agreements on bilateral cooperation covering a variety of areas.

The signing took place after the talks between Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Tianjin as part Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), Caliber.Az writes, citing Chinese media.

The signed documents have to do with energy, aerospace, artificial intelligence, agriculture, inspection and quarantine, health, scientific research, education, and media.

During the talks, Xi commented that the Beijing-Moscow relations "withstood the test of a changing international situation," setting an example.

He added that China is ready to further strengthen its cooperation with Russia. On his part, Putin remarked that the relations between the two countries are at an "all-time high."

By Khagan Isayev