“At the invitation of Premier Li Qiang (…), Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Mishustin will pay an official visit to China on May 23-24,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said. Wang Wenbin.
The Kremlin said that “Sino-Russian cooperation in the economic and trade spheres will be discussed”, according to AFP.
He added that “particular attention will be paid to industry, energy and infrastructure in transport and agriculture”, noting that several bilateral agreements will be signed during the visit.
Mishustin also travels to Shanghai, where he participates in a Sino-Russian economic forum.
It should be noted that in mid-March, Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin announced, after a summit in Moscow, that the “special” relationship between the two countries had entered a “new era”. .
About 15 months ago, unlike most world powers, China did not publicly condemn the Russian military intervention in Ukraine.
This week, Beijing sent an envoy to Europe with the aim of finding a “political settlement to the Ukrainian crisis”.
After visiting Ukraine on Tuesday and Wednesday, delegate Li Hui is due to visit Poland on Friday before heading to France, Germany and Russia.
Read the Latest World News Today on The Eastern Herald.
