“Despite the complexity of the international situation, the relations of comprehensive partnership and strategic interaction between the Russian Federation and the People's Republic of China continue to develop upward.

At the same time, energy remains one of the key and most dynamic areas of our economic cooperation,” the telegram to the participants, organizers and guests of the IV Russian-Chinese Energy Business Forum, published on the Kremlin website, says.

Earlier, the head of Rosneft, Igor Sechin, announced an increase in oil supplies to China by 9.5% in the period from January to October to almost 72 million tons.