Zakharova told about the upcoming visit of Putin to the APEC summit

A meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping may take place on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in China. This was reported to journalists by the representative of the Russian foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova.

“Russian President Vladimir Putin has an invitation to take part in the APEC summit in Shenzhen in November this year, on the margins of which a dialogue with the President of the People’s Republic of China (Xi Jinping. – Kommersant) is also possible, which will be additionally informed by our colleagues from the presidential administration,” Zakharova said.

The APEC summit will be held from November 18 to 19 in Shenzhen. Vladimir Putin himself said that his final decision on a trip to China will depend on the situation inside Russia. The invitation to the event was also accepted by US President Donald Trump. The Russian Foreign Ministry admitted the possibility of a trilateral meeting of the leaders of Russia, the United States and China.