Russian President Putin said on Friday (September 1) that he expects to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping soon.
Comprehensive Reuters and Russian satellite news agencies reported that when Putin answered the participants' questions in the "important thing" on Friday, Putin said: "Soon we will have activities, and will be with the Chinese people.The Chairman of the Republic talks. "
Putin said:" He (Xi Jinping) calls me his friend, and I am also happy to call him my friend, because he personally made a lot of development for the development of Russian -China relations.Work and in all aspects. "
Putin said that the two are expected to discuss issues including expanding humanistic exchanges.
Yuri Ushakov, assistant to Russian President's International Affairs Assistant, revealed that Putin has received an invitation to visit China and plans to visit China in October to attend the third "Belt and Road" internationalCooperation Summit Forum.
Since the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant on Putin in March this year, Putin has never visited abroad.Putin participated in the BRICS leader summit last week and delivered a speech.
