Russian President Vladimir Putin said he has time to discuss current international issues and bilateral relations with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Official meeting ceremony between Putin and Xi Jinping took place In the Kremlin’s Georgievsky Hall.
“Welcome all of you in a wider format… Both current issues of an international nature and our bilateral relations were discussed,” Putin said. said.
On the Russian side, Deputy Chairman of the Security Council Dmitry Medvedev, First Deputy Prime Minister Andrei Belousov, Deputy Prime Ministers, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and others are also participating in the talks.
Chinese President Xi Jinping is on an official visit to Russia on March 20-22, at the invitation of Russian President Vladimir Putin. After being re-elected by the National People’s Congress (parliament) for a third term on March 10, the first country the Chinese leader visited was the Russian Federation.