Kremlin confirms Putin’s visit to China this week for talks with Xi

Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping | File Photo | Reuters

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The Kremlin confirmed President Vladimir Putin’s visit to China on May 19-20, days after President Xi Jinping’s summit in the Chinese capital with his US counterpart Donald Trump.

Putin’s visit at the invitation of Chinese leader “is timed to coincide with the 25th anniversary of the signing the Treaty on Good-Neighbourliness, Friendship and Cooperation, which is fundamental for interstate relations,” the Kremlin said in a statement.That pact, signed by former Chinese President Jiang Zemin and Putin in 2001, committed Russia and China to a long-term strategic partnership and formalized economic cooperation in a number of areas.