The pandas, who could be seen chomping bamboo as Xi and Putin arrived, will living in a specially built enclosure. The leaders promised to deepen military technical cooperation at talks in Moscow, while Russian and Chinese businesses signed an array of deals. Standing alongside Xi after the talks, Putin thanked China for entrusting the pandas to Moscow. The pandas were given to Russia at the end of April after Putin visited Beijing, but were only unveiled to the public on Wednesday. (Reporting by Tom Balmforth; Additional reporting by Vladimir Soldatkin and Polina Ivanova; Editing by Hugh Lawson)

Source: The Star June 05, 2019 19:30 UTC