Russian media: Wang Yi meets with Russian Foreign Minister and says Xi Jinping will meet with Putin at APEC

(Central News Agency, Taipei, 15th) Russian media reported that Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said during talks with Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov on the 14th that the upcoming meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit is very important for the development of the Asia-Pacific region.

According to the Russian Satellite News Agency, Wang Yi made the above remarks when he met with Sergei Lavrov in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, on the 14th.

Lavrov said that Putin will go to Shenzhen to attend the APEC summit, and Russia looks forward to another meeting between Putin and Xi Jinping.

He also said that the leaders of Russia and China maintain regular contact and develop partnerships and strategic cooperation in all aspects. Putin and Xi Jinping have met twice this year, during Putin's visit to China and during the Shanghai Cooperation Organization heads of state meeting in the Kyrgyz capital Bishkek.

According to a press release from the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Wang Yi said that in May and August this year, Xi Jinping held fruitful meetings with Putin, leading the continued high-level development of the China-Russia comprehensive strategic partnership of coordination for a new era. The APEC Leaders' Informal Meeting will be held in Shenzhen next month. I believe that with the support of Russia and other parties, APEC China Year will achieve fruitful results.