BEIJING, December 20. /TASS/. The Sino-Russian trade and economic cooperation coped with challenges in 2023, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said during the talks with the Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing.

"In the current year trade and economic cooperation coped with challenges," he said.

Mutual trade turnover between the two countries almost totaled 18 trillion rubles ($199.5 bln), or 1.5 trillion yuan, Mishustin added.