Putin To Xi: “We Support Chinese Yuan Use With Asia, Africa, Latin America”

• Putin To Xi: “We Support Chinese Yuan Use With Asia, Africa, Latin America”
  by Tyler Durden, https://www.zerohedge.com/
  In a ceremony at the Kremlin, and on the second day of Chinese leader’s Xi Jinping’s visit, Putin and Xi kicked off formal talks which will focus on the Ukraine crisis. They shook hands and stood side by side as their respective national anthems played, aired on state television. Following the meeting, they held a joint press conference, to be followed by a state dinner at the Kremlin.
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  Last night’s greeting and starting ‘informal’ talks lasted about 4-and-a-half hours. In addition to Ukraine being high on the agenda for the ongoing summit, Xi outlined in initial comments Tuesday that China wishes to expand cooperation with Russia on trade, and hopes that Russia promotes liberalization, facilitation of trade and investment, alongside both sides maintaining security and stability of industrial and supply chains. Importantly, Xi invited Putin to travel to China at some point this year. Putin showed willingness on these points, also stressing that Russia stands ready to meet China’s growing energy needs. 
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