Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks with China’s President Xi Jinping throughout the Shanghai Cooperation Organization leaders’ top in Samarkand onSept 16, 2022.
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BEIJING– Chinese President Xi Jinping is set to go to Russia from March 20 to 22, China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs revealed Friday.
This is Xi’s very first check out to Russia given that the intrusion of Ukraine in late February in 2015.
The 2 leaders last fulfilled in Samarkand, Uzbekistan inSeptember
The ministry stated the check out was at Russian President Vladimir Putin’s demand. It did not define whether Putin would consult with Xi.
The 2 leaders are anticipated to talk about more Sino-Russian cooperation, the Kremlin stated in a declaration, including that “important bilateral documents will be signed” without elaborating.
The check out comes as China called once again for a ceasefire in the Russia-Ukraine war and for peace talks to deal with the dispute that started simply over a year back.
Beijing has actually declined to call Moscow’s unprovoked attack on Ukraine an intrusion.
