Chinese language Defence Minister Li Shangfu will go to Russia and Belarus this week, his ministry stated in an internet assertion on Monday.
Ties between Beijing and Moscow have remained heat in recent times, with China refusing to talk out towards Russia’s extensively condemned invasion of neighbouring Ukraine.
“On the invitation of Russian Defence Minister (Sergei) Shoigu and Belarusian Defence Minister (Viktor) Khrenin, from August 14 to 19, State Councillor and Defence Minister Li Shangfu will go to Russia to attend the eleventh Moscow Convention on Worldwide Safety, and go to Belarus,” a Chinese language defence ministry spokesperson stated.
Li’s go to to Russia will embrace a speech on the worldwide safety discussion board, in addition to conferences with leaders of defence departments from Russia and different international locations, the spokesperson added.
Final month an aide to Vladimir Putin stated the Russian president was planning to go to China in October, and in March President Xi Jinping made a state go to to Moscow and declared relations between the 2 international locations had been getting into a brand new period.
China and Russia are strategic allies, with each side continuously touting their “no limits” partnership and cooperation within the financial and navy spheres.
Their ties grew to become even nearer after Russia started its navy marketing campaign in Ukraine in February final 12 months and the western financial sanctions that ensued.
Beijing has pointedly declined to sentence Russia’s offensive.
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