MOSCOW – Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday praised growing economic ties with “natural ally” Beijing as he hosted Chinese premier Li Keqiang for high-profile talks.Li’s three-day visit to Russia comes as the Kremlin is locked in a battle of wills with the West over Ukraine and is seeking to ramp up cooperation with Asia and Latin America.”We are natural partners, natural allies, we are neighbours,” Putin told Li during talks at the Kremlin.”We are setting large-scale, absolutely realistic goals for ourselves and no doubt this will serve our peoples well,” he added.The Chinese prime minister for his part praised …read more
Source: AsiaOne
