The Kremlin has announced that Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit China on Tuesday and Wednesday, blue News reports.
The Kremlin announced that Putin was following an invitation from Chinese head of state Xi Jinping.
During the visit, Putin and Xi are to discuss relations between their countries and exchange views on international and regional problems. The signing of a joint declaration and a series of bilateral documents is then planned. A meeting with Prime Minister Li Qiang is also on the agenda.
Putin's visit is linked to the 25th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Good Neighborliness and Friendly Cooperation between the two countries.
It was only on Friday that US President Donald Trump flew back to the USA after a state visit to China lasting several days. Putin was last in Beijing last year, when the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War was celebrated with a military parade.
