Russia, China prepare new meeting between heads of government - Medvedev

YEKATERINBRG, July 8. /TASS/. Russia and China are preparing a new meeting between the heads of government, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said on Wednesday. At a meeting with Chinese Vice-Premier Wang Yang, Medvedev extended his greetings to the Chinese leadership, in particular Chinese President Xi Jinping, who is currently in the Russian city of Ufa to attend summits of the BRICS emerging economies and regional Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO). Medvedev recalled that a special session had taken place recently to discuss preparations for regular meetings between the heads of government of the two nations. "We had our previous meeting in Novosibirsk [Russia's third-largest city]," he said. "Now we are preparing our 20th anniversary meeting between the heads of government of Russia and China." Chinese Vice-Premier Wang Yang said that China's premier was looking forward to his Russian counterpart’s visit to the country in December for a meeting with prime ministers from SCO countries. Read more