Chinese Foreign Ministry representative Hua Chunying said that the “One Belt, One Road” forum, to which Chinese officials invited Russian President Vladimir Putin, will be held in Beijing between October 17-18. This was reported by xinhua.
The Ministry emphasized that Chinese President Xi Jinping will also attend the opening ceremony, make a speech, organize a welcome banquet and bilateral events for the forum guests.
Earlier, Putin during a discussion at the general assembly meeting of the Valdai International Discussion Club explainedWhy didn’t he go to the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) summits in South Africa and the G20 in India?
According to him, “there is enough to do at home.” He also noted that he did not attend these events “to avoid causing problems for friends.”
In his speech, Putin noted that currently the markets in European countries are gradually weakening. For this reason, Russia is “largely withdrawing” from these countries and looking for alternative opportunities.
Putin before stated“The frog is on our side.”