Putin will travel to China next week.

Russian President Vladimir Putin will pay a four-day working visit to China next week. This was announced on August 24 by the Telegram channel of the Vesti program.

"The author and co-host of the program "Moscow. Kremlin. Putin"Pavel Zarubin <...>. Vladimir Putin will go on a four—day visit to China," the publication says.

It is noted that negotiations between the delegations of the Russian Federation and China are planned during the visit. In addition, the Russian leader will take part in the summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in Tianjin.

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In February, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that Putin plans to visit China in August and September. According to him, the Russian leader's visit will be timed to coincide with the 80th anniversary of the victory over Japanese militarism and the end of World War II.

Later, on August 22, it became known about the participation of Chinese President Xi Jinping in this summit. It is noted that he will also hold a welcome banquet and bilateral events for the leaders of the participating countries of the organization.

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