Putin and Xi to meet in Beijing in October, Russia says
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Russian President Vladimir Putin will travel to Beijing in October for talks with China’s Xi Jinping
Russian President Vladimir Putin will travel to Beijing in October for talks with China's Xi Jinping, Interfax cited Nikolai Patrushev, the secretary of Russia's Security Council, as saying on Tuesday.
"In October, we look forward to thorough bilateral talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing," Mr. Patrushev said at a meeting in Moscow with China's top diplomat, Wang Yi.
In Beijing, Mr. Putin will take part in a forum on China's Belt and Road Initiative, Mr. Patrushev said.
The 29th edition of the Conference of Parties (COP29), held at Baku in Azerbaijan, is arguably the most important of the United Nations’ climate conferences. It was supposed to conclude on November 22, after nearly 11 days of negotiations and the whole purpose was for the world to take a collective step forward in addressing rising carbon emissions.