Rosneft increased oil exports to Asia by a third

According to TASS, the press service said that as a result of optimizing sales channels, Rosneft increased the share of Asian countries to 77% of exports and fully compensated for the decline in sales to Europe with supplies to Asia.

Earlier, Chinese President Xi Jinping said that the Chinese authorities will build a closer partnership with Russia in the energy sector.

Russian President Vladimir Putin called energy one of the key areas of economic cooperation with China.