Political year in Russian-Chinese relations rich in important events - Russian ambassador

BEIJING, October 31. /TASS/. The political year in the Russian-Chinese relations is coming to a close. However, it is still full of important events in all areas of bilateral cooperation, Russian Ambassador to China, Andrei Denisov, told TASS on Monday. "Exchanges, consultations between the two countries’ Foreign Ministries, between the heads of the Foreign Ministries’ different departments will continue up to the end of this year. Actually, we can say that not a single week passes without a meeting between our colleagues either in Beijing or in Moscow on various issues of international politics and the situation in the world," he said. An important event due to take place before the end of this year will be the 21st regular meeting of the Russian and Chinese heads of government, Denisov stressed. "This time it will be held in St. Petersburg on November 7. On November 6, we are expecting Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang in the northern capital. After the meeting he will visit Moscow as well. As always in such cases, the two premiers’ meeting will be preceded by a series of working meetings, meetings of all sorts of government commissions, sub-commissions, working groups, which will be preparing materials for the premiers' working meeting," the ambassador said. According to Denisov, the level is cooperation within the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) has not decreased either. "In the coming days, the capital of Kyrgyzstan, Bishkek, will host a meeting of the SCO heads of government. A separate meeting of the two countries’ prime ministers will be held in the run-up to their full-fledged and substantial meeting in St. Petersburg," he added. Read more