International news 1:50 p.m. 2023-09-18
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi begins his four-day visit to Russia today (Sept. 18), predicting that China and Russia will take this opportunity to enhance political trust between each other. To prepare before Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit Beijing in October.
The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement that Wang is scheduled to meet with Nikolai Patrushev, Secretary-General of the Security Council of the Russian Federation. to discuss annual security matters
Meanwhile, the Russian Foreign Ministry announced last week that Wang’s talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will cover a wide range of issues, including “contacts at the highest level and at the highest level”.
Reuters news agency reported that Wang is likely to clear the way in preparation for President Putin’s visit to Beijing for the Belt and Road Summit. At the invitation of President Xi during his visit to Moscow in March.
The report states that President Putin attended the Belt and Road Forum in 2017 and 2019, but has not left the country again. Since the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant for the illegal deportation of hundreds of children from Ukraine,
On September 1, President Putin stated that He may meet with President Xi soon but has not clearly confirmed that he will visit China again.
By InfoQuest News Agency (18 Sept. ’23)
Tags: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Beijing, China, Russia, Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping
#Chinese #Foreign #Minister #visits #Russia #meeting #Jinping #Putin #InfoQuest
2023-09-18 07:06:09
