“Taking into account the already accumulated experience of cooperation on the trilateral track, we propose ... to extend it for another five-year period,” RIA Novosti quotes him.

The head of state also suggested paying attention to expanding the joint transport and logistics infrastructure and establishing close coordination of national programs for the development of transport.

According to Putin, such measures will help create favorable conditions for increasing the volume of cross-border traffic.

The Russian Foreign Ministry has previously noted an increase in the share of national currencies in trade between Moscow and Beijing.

It was also reported that Gazprom signed an agreement with CNPC, according to which gas payments are converted into yuan and rubles.