(VOVworld) - Russian President Vladimir Putin shared a broad range of updates on Moscow’s foreign policy and relations with major world players when he spoke to international media on the last day of the G20 summit in Hangzhou, China.
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US President Barack Obama (R) and Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) outside the G20 summit in Chinese City of Hangzhou (EPA/ VNA) |
Putin praised China’s organization of the G20 summit and the results of agreements that have been achieved following its numerous meetings, reflecting the interests of all participating countries. He said that although the summit didn’t issue legally binding decisions, it had oriented trends in international cooperation.
Putin said China is Russia’s biggest economic and trade partner and both countries have changed their bilateral trade structure to increase exports of Russian machines to China. President Putin said the US is one of Russia’s key partners on security and other issues.
Russia and Turkey are working on restoring their ties. Talking about the prospects for cooperation between Moscow and London, Putin said the Kremlin was ready to restore relations with the UK but was not going to impose anything.