Russian president plans to visit China this year - Russia’s ambassador to China

BEIJING, February 3. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin is planning to pay a visit to China this year, and Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang is expected to visit Russia at the end of the year, Russia’s Ambassador to China Andrei Denisov told Russian reporters on Wednesday. "There is a certain sequence. The two sides proceed from the premise that the visit of Russia’s head of state to China will take place this year," the diplomat said. "The 21st regular meeting of the Russian and Chinese prime ministers will be held at the end of the year in Russia, "he added. "Presidents of Russia and China Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping met five times last year and five times in 2014, " Denisov said. "How many meetings there will be this year we do not know yet. It’s clear though that the figure will be close to this." "There will be the Russian leader’s visit to China, there will be meetings on the sidelines of multilateral events, including those held in China. A reminder that the G20 summit will be held here in September," the ambassador said. Read more