Russian President Vladimir Putin met Tuesday with China’s - TopicsExpress



          

Russian President Vladimir Putin met Tuesday with China’s president in a diplomatic boost for the isolated Russian leader but the two sides had yet to agree on a widely anticipated multibillion-dollar natural gas sale. Putin, shunned by the West over Ukraine, met with Chinese President Xi Jinping at a start of a two-day meeting on Asian security with leaders from Iran and Central Asia. The Russian leader is hoping to extend his country’s dealings with Asia and diversify markets for its gas, which now goes mostly to Europe.
Posted on: Tue, 20 May 2014 17:39:28 +0000

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