Chinese leader Xi Jinping will visit Russia later this year to meet his counterpart Vladimir Putin, Foreign Minister Wang Yi told reporters, describing the strategic ties between Moscow and Beijing as exemplary.
Relations between Russia and China have already become a model of cooperation between major world powers, Yi noted, expressing hope that the bilateral ties will enter a “new stage.”
“Chinese President Xi Jinping is preparing to make a state visit to Russia,” Yi confirmed. “This year, Russian President Vladimir Putin will take part in the Belt and Road Forum in Beijing.”