Chinese Defense Minister to visit Russia April 16-19

Chinese Defense Minister Li Shangfu will pay an official visit to Russia on April 16-19, Defense Ministry spokesman Tan Kefei said.

“At the invitation of Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, State Councilor and Defense Minister Li Shangfu will pay an official visit to Russia from April 16 to 19,” Kefei said. are given website of the Ministry of Defense of the People’s Republic of China. It is specified that during his visit to Russia, Li Shangfu will hold talks with the leadership of the Russian army and visit Russian military schools.

March 20 with a three-day visit to Moscow came Chinese President Xi Jinping. On the first day of his visit, Xi had an informal meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, during which they discussed the situation in Ukraine and in the world. March 21 was the main day of the state visit, during which negotiations were held between the Russian and Chinese delegations in a narrow and expanded format.

Prior to the start of the official welcoming ceremony, which took place at the Grand Kremlin Palace, Xi Jinping met with Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin and, as part of this meeting, invited Putin and Mishustin to visit China this year. Later presidential aide Yuri Ushakov admitted visit of the Russian president to China this year.

Following the meeting, the leaders of the states signed a number of joint statements relating to plans for economic cooperation and deepening partnerships. In addition, Russia and China accepted joint statement, which stressed the inadmissibility of violating the interests of any country in the field of security.