Xi and Putin witness signing of documents for cooperation in financing, aerospace and rail

President Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Friday cemented the partnership of the two powers, boosting political and economic ties with the signing of more than 30 documents.

Joint statements issued after two and a half hours of talks between the leaders said they agreed to prioritize the connection between China's Silk Road Economic Belt initiative and Russia's trans-Eurasia continent strategies.