Russian Security Secretary "Expecting Putin-Xi Jinping Bilateral Meeting in China Next Month"

Next month, a meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin will be held in Beijing, China, Nikolai Patrushev, Secretary of the Russian Security Council, announced on the 19th (local time).

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Secretary Patrushev said during a meeting with Wang Yi, Director of the International Department of the Communist Party of China and Foreign Minister, in Moscow, Russia, "We expect concrete bilateral negotiations between President Putin and President Xi at the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation event in October."

If President Putin and President Xi meet next month in China, it will be the first summit between the two leaders in about seven months since President Xi's state visit to Russia last March.

President Putin is expected to choose China as his first overseas destination following the issuance of an ICC arrest warrant in March.

Wang Yi, who arrived in Russia the day before, is scheduled to attend the 18th China-Russia Strategic Security Consultation, which runs until the 21st, and is likely to coordinate the summit between President Putin and President Xi during this period.

Secretary Patrushev emphasized that Russia supports China's position on issues related to Taiwan, Xinjiang, and Tibet, which the West is using to undermine China's trust.

He also stated that in a situation where the West is trying to contain Russia and China, the development of relations between Russia and China has become even more important.

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