Trade between Russia and China is expected to grow from $33 billion in 2006 to about $35 billion in 2007, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov said Wednesday.

At a meeting with Chinese Finance Minister Jin Renqing on July 11, the Russian premier said Russia and China shared good prospects for investment cooperation and boosting the volume and efficiency of bilateral trade.

Russia`s Finance Ministry earlier said Russia posted a $1 billion surplus in its $33 billion trade with China last year.
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