Mr. Putin met Mr. Xi (right) in Beijing on October 18.10.2023, XNUMX
Reuters on March 19.3, citing well-informed sources, said Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit China in May and meet Chinese President Xi Jinping, possibly his first foreign trip in his new term.
"Mr. Putin will visit China," according to an anonymous source. Details of the visit were also confirmed by four other anonymous sources.
Accordingly, Mr. Putin's visit to China may take place in the second half of May, before Mr. Xi's expected trip to Europe.
The Kremlin refused to comment on the above information. China's Foreign Ministry did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
China has strengthened its trade and military ties with Russia in recent years, as the United States and its allies imposed sanctions on the two countries.
Russia and China announced their "unlimited" partnership in February 2.2022 when Putin visited Beijing just days before Russia launched its military campaign in Ukraine.
Diplomats and foreign observers predict that Mr. Putin will choose China as his first travel destination after being re-elected. Putin's official presidential inauguration is expected to take place around May 7.5.
Russian President Putin won big and was re-elected for a fifth term
Speaking to the press on March 17.3, Mr. Putin said that Russia and China share the same global outlook and have a sustainable relationship partly thanks to the good personal relationship between the two leaders, and that Moscow and Beijing will develop the relationship further in the coming years.
In March 3.2023, Mr. Xi visited Russia on his first foreign trip after the Covid-19 pandemic, not long after starting his third term as president.
According to Chinese Customs data, China-Russia trade reached 218,2 billion USD during the period from January to November 1, exceeding the target of increasing bilateral trade to more than 11.2023 billion USD by 200 that the two countries set. go out.
