Russian President Vladimir Putin has arrived in Beijing for a two-day working visit (May 19-20), the Kremlin said on Tuesday.
Putin and President Xi Jinping, are slated to hold Russian-Chinese talks in both narrow and expanded formats, jointly launch cross-years of education, and discuss the most pressing global issues “over tea.”
The Russian leader is also expected to hold several other meetings, including talks with Chinese Premier Li Qiang focused on trade and economic issues.
Russian-Chinese strategic partnership relations, built over the 25 years since the signing of the Treaty of Good-Neighborliness, can be regarded as exemplary for neighboring states.
The two leaders will also discuss issues of cooperation in the sphere of hydrocarbon supplies.
On the morning of May 20th, at 11:00 a.m. local time, the visit will begin with a welcoming ceremony for our president at Beijing’s central Tiananmen Square.”
The Russian delegation “will be very representative,”:it will include five deputy prime ministers – Denis Manturov, Tatiana Golikova, Alexander Novak, Yury Trutnev, and Dmitry Chernyshenko.
The delegation will also include eight ministers: Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, Agriculture Minister Oksana Lut, Culture Minister Olga Lyubimova, Transport Minister Andrey Nikitin, Economic Development Minister Maxim Reshetnikov, Finance Minister Anton Siluanov, Construction Minister Irek Faizullin, and Education Minister Valery Falkov.
