Putin Attends APEC Summit in China - Senior Diplomat

As Sergei Lavrov noted, Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping have met twice so far this year

Baku, October 14. /TASS/. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit Shenzhen, China to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit, and the Russian side is looking forward to another meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

"Our leaders are in regular contact and oversee work in all areas of multilateral engagement and strategic cooperation," he said. Putin and Xi Jinping have already met twice this year, during the Russian president's official visit to China, and in Bishkek, on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) meeting.

Lavrov added: "We look forward to another conversation with Mr. Xi Jinping."