Russian President Vladimir Putin will pay a two-day state visit to China from Thursday at the invitation of President Xi Jinping, the two countries said Tuesday.
Putin, who will be making his first overseas trip since his fifth term in office began last week, will meet with Xi and Chinese Premier Li Qiang and also visit Harbin in northeastern China's Heilongjiang Province, which borders Russia, according to the Kremlin.
The two leaders will join a ceremony marking the 75th anniversary of the establishment of bilateral diplomatic relations this year and sign a number of documents, Russia's Tass news agency said.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said at a press conference in Beijing the two leaders will exchange views on bilateral relations, cooperation in various fields as well as international and regional issues of mutual interest.
Xi and Putin met in-person twice last year, with their countries strengthening ties in a move to jointly oppose the U.S.-led international order. China opposes Western sanctions on Moscow over the Ukraine war.
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