Putin to visit China in October
Russian President Vladimir Putin accepted the invitation of his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping to attend the Belt and Road Forum in China in October, Bloomberg has learnt.
Putin to visit China in October
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Putin to visit China in October

Photo: AFP/Sputnik/Alexei Druzhinin
Eurasia 29/08/2023 19:25

Russian President Vladimir Putin accepted the invitation of his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping to attend the Belt and Road Forum in China in October, Bloomberg has learnt.

The news agency referred to insiders who asked not to be identified because the issue is sensitive. Bloomberg reminded that this would be Putin's first foreign trip since a warrant for his arrest on "alleged war crimes" was issued by the International Criminal Court in March.

Earlier in August, the president did not attend in person the BRICS summit hosted by South Africa, Russia was represented by Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. 

This trip would also be Putin's first visit to China since February 2022. Xi Jinping visited Moscow in this March.


“There's a change going on now that hasn't happened in 100 years. And we are moving that change together” – these were the words with which Xi Jinping bid farewell to Vladimir Putin after the second meeting of his landmark visit to Moscow.

The world's attention was on Moscow when the Chinese President paid a three-day state visit – the highest in the gradation of foreign trips - to Moscow on 20 March. The Russian Federation was the first country the Chinese leader has visited since his March 10 re-election to a third term by the National People's Congress. Upon his arrival, Xi Jinping said that China is ready to cooperate with Russia „to support true multilateralism, promote multipolarity in the world, democratise international relations and promote global governance on a more just and rational track”.

According to Xi, China-Russia relations go far beyond the bilateral scope and are crucial to the world and the future of mankind.
Photo: AFP/Sputnik/Pavel Byrkin
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