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Urgent: Decline in Russia-China trade value just temporary: Putin

Xinhua, June 23, 2016 Adjust font size:

The decline in the trade value of Russia-China trade is merely a temporary downtick resulting from the current market prices of certain commodities and differences in exchange rates, Russian President Vladimir Putin told Xinhua.

He made the remarks in an hour-long exclusive interview here with Xinhua President Cai Mingzhao ahead of his upcoming state visit to China, which is scheduled for Saturday. Endi