<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Russia's Prime Minister signed a set of agreements with China today during a trip to Beijing, describing bilateral ties at an unprecedented high.</span> Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin held talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Qiang.</p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br />''</p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;">The memorandums of understanding signed included an agreement to deepen investment cooperation in trade services, a pact on export of agricultural products to China, and another on sports cooperation. Russia's energy shipments to China are projected to rise 40% this year.</p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br />''</p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #222222;">Xi told Mishustin that China and Russia should find ways to upgrade the level of economic, trade and investment cooperation. The secretary of Russia's Security Council, Nikolai Patrushev said deepening of ties with China is a strategic course for Moscow. </span></p>