Vladimir Putin answered media questions

President of Russia Vladimir Putin: Good afternoon.

Let us begin.

Konstantin Panyushkin: Konstantin Panyushkin, Channel One.

Your visit to China has been unlike any other. You have been working here for four days. During this time, you have held many meetings with President Xi. How would you assess the results of the Russian-Chinese talks, and what do you consider to be the most important outcome of this multi-day visit?

Vladimir Putin: It was a multi-day visit indeed, just as you said. The reason is that several events were to be held here. So, when we planned my visit, we did it so as to avoid moving a long distance many times. I would like to remind you that the schedule included a SCO summit, a trilateral Russia-Mongolia-China meeting, and a visit to the People's Republic of China proper.

It should be said that this format is not only good for meeting at the negotiating table but, more importantly, for holding many informal discussions on any issue of mutual interest in an informal and friendly atmosphere. This is extremely important, and it has turned out to be very useful.

As for the results, I believe they are extremely positive. The documents that have been adopted by all participants look to the future. In this context, I would like to point out China's global governance initiative. I believe that it has been advanced at the right time. More importantly, this initiative is aimed at promoting positive sentiments between the countries that attended the summit in China and our potential partners among the countries that are not willing today to proclaim their readiness for this partnership.

All this taken together, along with the unity of the attendees amount to an important demonstration of a positive resolve and confidence in our ability to achieve the goals set before us.

Next, please.

To be continued.