Xi Jinping may pay an official visit to Russia in spring

Russian President Vladimir Putin has invited Chinese President Xi Jinping to pay a state visit to the Russian Federation in the spring. The event has already been described as central to the relations between Moscow and Beijing in 2023, as reported by TASS with reference to the Russian Foreign Ministry's responses to media questions received for the press conference on the results of Russian diplomacy in 2022.

The report noted that Russia and China intend to further deepen bilateral cooperation in the new year.

The press conference on the results of Russian diplomacy in 2022 was held on 18 January this year. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said during the event that relations between the two countries are now at their best period in history.

The Foreign Minister praised the record volume of trade in 2022, which exceeded $190 billion. New frontiers lie ahead, the Kremlin expects to reach the $250 billion result soon.

Xi and Putin for the last time met on the margins of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO)  summit in Samarkand in September last year. The main topic of discussion was the trade and economic cooperation.

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