Russia’s Putin to meet China’s Xi in Beijing from May 19-20, Beijing and Moscow say

Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in Beijing from May 19-20th, Moscow and Beijing said on Saturday.

The meeting will take place less than a week after U.S. President Donald Trump’s meeting with Xi in Beijing, the second time the leaders of the two largest economies have met in less than a year.

“The Russian President’s visit is timed to coincide with the 25th
anniversary of the Treaty of Good-Neighbourliness and Friendly Cooperation, which serves as the basis for interstate relations,” Putin’s office said in a statement.