Russian security head Schoigu arrived in China – Diepresse.com

The secretary of the National Security Council Russia, Sergei Schoigu, arrived on a visit to China on Friday. During the one -day visit, a meeting with the Chinese President Xi Jinping was planned, the Russian news agency reported Tass. In addition, Schoigu is supposed to meet Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi.

According to Russian state media, Schoigu will discuss « bilateral questions in the area of ​​security as well as international and regional problems » with leading Chinese politicians.

Travel a few days after conversation between Putin and XI

Schoigus trip takes place a few days after a conversation between China's head of state XI and his Russian colleague Vladimir Putin. Xi Moscow had welcomed the Ukraine crisis to be defused.

Moscow and Beijing have strengthened their military and economic relationships since the beginning of the Russian offensive against Ukraine three years ago. China is nevertheless neutral in the conflict. Beijing has never convicted Russia's approach.

Schoigus visit – according to the Russian media in China within three months – also takes place after US President Donald Trump moved to Russia, whereby he left Kiev and the European allies in the effort for an agreement on the end of the war in Ukraine. (APA/AFP)