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Xi Set To Meet With Putin In Moscow Next Week

Chinese President Xi Jinping will pay an official visit to Moscow from March 20 to March 22 as Beijing looks to show support for Russian President Vladimir Putin while also pushing forward a peace plan aimed at ending the conflict in Ukraine.

"During the talks, topical issues of further development of comprehensive partnership and strategic cooperation between Russia and China will be discussed," the Kremlin said in a statement on March 17.

"An exchange of views is also planned in the context of deepening Russian-Chinese cooperation in the international arena," it added.

The visit comes after Putin recently invited the Chinese leader to come to the Russian capital.

Last month, China unveiled a peace plan for the Ukraine conflict that echoes Russian talking points, including blaming the West for the unprovoked invasion. The Chinese plan called for a cease-fire and peace talks among other provisions.

The West has dismissed the Chinese proposal, but Moscow welcomed it.

The Chinese Foreign Ministry in Beijing also confirmed the trip, saying that Xi and Putin will discuss major international and regional issues during the visit.

Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin told a news briefing that the visit aims at further strengthening the trust between the two powers.

Shortly before the start of Russia's unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, Xi and Putin issued a common declaration in Beijing last February as the Russian leader was attending the Winter Olympics.

In the declaration, the two leaders said the "friendship between the two states has no limits, there are no 'forbidden' areas of cooperation."

China has since refused to condemn Russia's war in Ukraine and criticized the sanctions imposed by the West on Moscow.

Western allies have accused China of mulling supplying weapons to Russia, and warned Beijing not to do so.

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The Chinese president's last visit to Moscow took place in 2019. Putin and Xi met most recently in September at a regional security conference in Uzbekistan.

By RFE/RL

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  • George Doolittle on March 19 2023 said:
    Probably wondering why Russia no longer sends *ANYTHING* to China let alone oil, natural gas etc.

    Something about US Dollars and no one has any but still wants them? Imagine so simple a truth be spoken and in fact actualized be heard! Where is Hank Paulson these days the entire World fails to wonder #got_it
  • Mamdouh Salameh on March 17 2023 said:
    China’s President Xi Jinping’s visit to Moscow on 20 March is a real show of support for Russia in Ukraine and also a consolidation of the Chinese-Russian strategic alliance. The Chinese leader will also discuss with President Putin a peace plan aimed at ending the conflict in Ukraine.

    Last month, China unveiled a peace plan for the Ukraine conflict that the West claims echoes Russian talking points including blaming the West for the unprovoked invasion. The Chinese plan called for a cease-fire and peace talks among other provisions.

    The West, however, has dismissed the Chinese proposal offhand exactly as it did with President Putin security demands prior to the Ukraine conflict thus provoking what followed.

    Moreover, the visit is a rebuttal of claims by Western media disinformation that relations between China and Russia are souring over the Ukraine conflict.

    Dr Mamdouh G Salameh
    International Oil Economist
    Global Energy Expert

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