ANCHORAGE /Alaska /, August 16. /TASS/. Bilateral trade between Russia and the United States has started to grow, although the volume remains "symbolical," Russian President Vladimir Putin told reporters after talks with his US counterpart Donald Trump in Alaska

"By the way, under the new US administration, our bilateral trade started to grow. Although it is still symbolical, there was a 20-percent growth," Putin said. "I would say that we have lots of promising areas for joint work."