China said President Xi Jinping will visit Russia this weekend
Beijing :
China’s President Xi Jinping will visit Russia this weekend. The Kremlin said on Friday that Chinese President Xi Jinping will be on a state visit to Russia from March 20-22 after being invited by President Vladimir Putin. This visit is taking place at a time when China is offering mediation to stop the Ukraine war. This visit of Chinfing will send a message to the western countries in view of Beijing’s diplomatic support for Russia. “During the talks, they will discuss topical issues of comprehensive partnership ties and further development of strategic cooperation between Russia and China,” the Kremlin said.
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The statement said that several important bilateral documents will be signed during Xi Jinping’s visit to Russia. China and Russia signed a “no borders” partnership in February 2022, when Putin was visiting Beijing for the opening of the Winter Olympics. This was a few weeks before Russia invaded Ukraine.
Since then, both the countries have made continuous efforts to strengthen their relations. Since the war between Ukraine and Russia, trade between the two countries has increased. China, Russia’s biggest buyer of oil, is a major source of revenue for Moscow.
Xi is on his first foreign trip after the National People’s Congress (NPC) endorsed President Xi Jinping for a third five-year term earlier this month. There is speculation that Xi, 69, a close aide of Putin for the last 10 years, may try to start peace talks between Russia and Ukraine to end the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. Xi is also expected to hold a phone conversation with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.