Beijing, May 4 (EFE).— Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit Russia next week to attend commemorations marking the 80th anniversary of the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany, including a major military parade in Moscow’s Red Square.
During the May 7–10 trip, Xi is expected to hold strategic talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin to strengthen bilateral ties and discuss key international and regional issues, China’s Foreign Ministry confirmed Sunday.
According to the official Xinhua news agency, Xi will hold “strategic communication” with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the development of Sino-Russian relations and “a series of important international and regional issues.”
“We believe the important common understandings between the two presidents will further deepen political mutual trust between the two countries, add new substance to strategic coordination, promote practical cooperation in various fields, bring more benefits to the two peoples, and contribute more stability and positive energy to the international community,” the spokesperson said.
Xi and Putin “previously agreed that the two sides will jointly remember history, honor the martyrs, foster a right view of the World War II history, defend the outcomes of the victory in the war and the post-war international order, and uphold international fairness and justice,” the spokesperson said.
The spokesperson said President Xi’s participation in the celebrations of the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Great Patriotic War in Moscow is a key part of his visit.
The Chinese president’s visit will also coincide with the 80th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations, an organization where both Beijing and Moscow have a “special responsibility” as founding members and permanent members of the Security Council.
“The two countries will further strengthen their close coordination in the UN, SCO, BRICS and other multilateral platforms, rally the Global South, shape global governance in the right direction, unequivocally oppose acts of unilateralism and bullying, and jointly promote an equal and orderly multipolar world and a universally beneficial and inclusive economic globalization,” the spokesperson said.
President Putin had already announced Xi’s upcoming visit during his April 1 meeting in Moscow with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, referring to Xi as a “dear friend.”
“He will be our main guest,” Putin said at the time, adding that the visit would also serve to review the state of bilateral ties and global cooperation between Moscow and Beijing.
In addition to Xi, other world leaders expected to attend the Victory Day celebrations include Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, and Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel, among others. EFE bei-jacb-sk