Putin: Russia Enjoys ‘Never Before Seen’ Level of Trust With China

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Moscow and Beijing enjoy the never before seen level of mutual relations, trust and cooperation, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday.”At the 15th anniversary SCO summit in Tashkent that took place last week, we discussed joint measures to provide security in the Central Asian region with our colleagues. We agreed to enhance contact in the political, economic, cultural, humanitarian and information spheres.”

“We moved on to the practical phase of India and Pakistan accession which will enlarge the organization. This is a really significant political move and it came about because of never before seen level of relations, cooperation and trust between Russia and China,” Putin told Russian diplomats.