“But we have always managed to reach a mutually acceptable compromise solution, which would satisfy both sides. And I’m very pleased that you and I now search for such compromises, that we understand each other, and that we are moving in the right direction,” Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said, while opening the extended Russian-Chinese negotiations.

“Road construction in such remote areas of Russia as the Far East or eastern Siberia is also extremely important because once they are in place, they will have a multiplier effect on regional development in general.”