Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit China in the context of the Winter Olympic Games, the Kremlin declared on Wednesday, APA reports citing Teletrader.
According to the Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov, Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping will have lunch on Friday, where they could sign 15 agreements. Putin will also attend the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics on the same day.
Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, Energy Minister Nikolai Shulginov, and Rosneft oil company CEO Igor Sechin will join the Russian delegation, added Ushakov.