Putin to visit China today

BEIJING. – Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin will exchange views on bilateral ties, cooperation in various fields, as well as international and regional issues of mutual interest, during Mr Putin’s visit to China today, a spokesperson said yesterday.

Mr Putin will pay a state visit to China from today until tomorrow at the invitation of President Xi.

This will be Mr Putin’s 25th visit to China, said Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun.

“The two sides will take this visit as an opportunity to continue to promote the development of China-Russia relations to a higher level, which will inject greater stability and positive energy into the world,” Guo said.

Meanwhile, Russia and China have set a fine model for state-to-state ties and cooperation between neighbouring countries, Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov said yesterday.

“Russia-China ties are steadily forging ahead and have reached an unprecedentedly high standard,” he told the media.

“We always act in line with the principles of mutual assistance, mutual support and friendship,” Ushakov said.

Russia-China cooperation does not target any third party, Ushakov stressed, adding that both nations uphold independent foreign policies.  – Xinhua