MOSCOW, February 4. /TASS/. Talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping lasted one hour and 25 minutes, with simultaneous interpretation. The conversation was friendly, Kremlin Aide Yury Ushakov told reporters.
He also noted that Moscow has not yet received a response from Washington to its proposal to extend the restrictions under the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START).
TASS has compiled Ushakov’s key statements.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping held substantive talks: "Such contacts have become a well-established tradition of communication between our heads of state in recent years. This is already the sixth such conversation. They take place at the beginning of the year before the Chinese New Year, or, as it is called in China, the Spring Festival."
The hour-and-25-minute-long talks took place in a friendly and trusting atmosphere with simultaneous translation.
