Putin hails 'unprecedented' close ties with China in Xi meeting

Putin hails 'unprecedented' close ties with China in Xi meeting

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Putin hails 'unprecedented' close ties with China in Xi meeting

BEIJING (AFP) - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday hailed his country’s close ties with China, in a meeting with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping ahead of the opening of the Winter Olympic Games in Beijing.

Moscow’s relations with Beijing are of an "unprecedented nature and an example of a dignified relationship", Putin said in televised remarks as the two countries deepen ties in the face of increasing criticism from the West.