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China-Russia relations: Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin will have ‘several’ meetings, including visit to China this year, says ambassador
- Ambassador to Moscow Zhang Hanhui also tells Sputnik news service that the Russian leader’s visit to China ‘will definitely be a success’
- The two leaders declared a ‘no limits’ partnership in 2022, shortly before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
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Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to visit China this year, according to China’s ambassador to Moscow, as the two countries forge a stronger front against the West.
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In an interview with Russian state news agency Sputnik on Saturday, ambassador Zhang Hanhui said the two sides were preparing for “several meetings” between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Putin this year.
“Putin’s visit to China [this year] will definitely be a success,” he said. “China looks forward to his arrival.”
This will be Putin’s 19th visit to China since he became the president in 2000.
Putin said earlier that he would host the 2024 Brics summit of emerging economies in Kazan in October.
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China and Russia are among the founding members of the group, which now has nine members, including Brazil, India, South Africa, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran and the United Arab Emirates. Saudi Arabia is still considering an invitation to become a member, but Argentina’s new President Javier Milei has pulled his country out.
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