Russian PM to visit China next week
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Russian PM Mikhail Mishustin will also visit Shanghai during his visit, where he will speak at a Russian-Chinese business forum.
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BEIJING – Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin will visit China next Tuesday and Wednesday, China’s Foreign Ministry and the Kremlin said on Friday.
“At the invitation of Premier Li Qiang of the state council, Russian Federation Prime Minister Mishustin will pay an official visit to China from May 23 to May 24,” the ministry’s spokesman Wang Wenbin said in a statement.
Confirming the visit to Beijing, the Kremlin said: “Russian-Chinese cooperation in trade and economic spheres will be discussed.”
“Particular attention will be given to the industry, energy, transport infrastructure and agriculture,” it added, saying that a number of bilateral agreements were expected to be signed.
Mr Mishustin will also visit Shanghai during his visit, where he will speak at a Russian-Chinese business forum, the Kremlin said.
Russia and China have close relations, with President Xi Jinping visiting Moscow in March and saying ties were “entering a new era”.
And while China says it is a neutral party on the Ukraine war, it has been criticised for refusing to condemn Moscow for the invasion.
