Russia was not going to rush into the arms of China due to complications in relations with the West, said the head of the Russian presidential administration Sergei Ivanov. " We at all to anyone in the arms are not going to rush. As to strangle someone in your own arms. This, reportedly, is not Our method, " quotes his words " Russian newspaper ". According to his statement, " the total trade turnover of Russia with China last year amounted to less than $ 100 billion. Our trade volume with the countries of the Eurozone or even the Schengen area - 450 billion dollars. " " he is currently considering punishment, of course, will be reduced, but at times exceeds the volume of trade with China. This is the first. Second. More active attention to the Asian vector of our foreign policy, We were given not in the moment of falling in Ukraine, but much earlier, " he said." It is a fact that cannot be denied. What is the reason? The development of the Far East And in General the Asian part of Russia is impossible without the active participation of China, as Well as Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam And other Asia-Pacific countries. China is Our neighbor on the huge extent of the border. China pursues an independent foreign policy, " he said. Ivanov noticed that " currently, countries pursuing an independent foreign policy in the world can be counted on the fingers of one hand." And, by the way, the crisis in Russian-Ukrainian relations And Russian-European relations once again demonstrated, " he said.- for this reason, China is Our most important partner, with whom We have been cooperating within the framework of international organizations, such as the BRICS, SCO, And seriously cooperate on a bilateral basis. We have the utmost respect for this country."
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