President Xi discusses ties, global issues with Putin

Updated: 2013-09-05 16:40

(Xinhua)

ST PETERSBURG, Russia - President Xi Jinping met Thursday with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin before the Group of 20 (G20) summit.

The two leaders are expected to exchange views on major global and regional issues, as well as ways to advance bilateral cooperation on key projects and uplift the strategic coordination between China and Russia on international and regional affairs.

This is the second meeting between Xi and Putin within half a year after Xi paid a state visit to Russia in March.

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Sept 3 to 13: Pay state visits to Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan.

Sept 5 to 6: Attend the eighth Leaders' Summit of the Group of Twenty (G20) in St. Petersburg.

Sept 13: Attend the 13th Meeting of the Council of Heads of Member States of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan.

President Xi discusses ties, global issues with Putin

Updated: 2013-09-05 16:40

(Xinhua)

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