Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Hu Jintao have instructed their governments to draw up proposals by fall to expand bilateral cooperation between their countries in the oil and gas sectors, Russia's foreign minister said on Wednesday.
The prime ministers of the two nations will meet in fall this year to discuss the proposals, Sergei Lavrov told journalists in Beijing.
Putin is in the middle of his three-day visit to Beijing to bolster bilateral ties.
The leaders also pledged cooperation in aviation, space and information technologies, Lavrov added.
