Russian President to visit China

A number of key political documents and cooperative documents will be signed by China and Russia during Russian President Vladimir Putin's upcoming visit to China, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said on Monday.

Putin will pay a state visit to China on Saturday at the invitation of President Xi Jinping, the ministry spokesman Lu Kang announced in a press release earlier.

This will be Putin's fourth visit to China since taking office as president in May 2012.

According to Hua, Putin will hold talks with Xi. The two sides will exchange views on bilateral ties as well as regional and international issues of common concern. They will also make arrangements on the future development and priority cooperation fields of the comprehensive strategic partnership between the two countries.

During the meeting, the two leaders will sign and announce a number of key political documents and witness the signing of a series of cooperative documents between the two countries' departments and enterprises.

In Beijing, Putin will also meet with Premier Li Keqiang and National People's Congress Standing Committee Chairman Zhang Dejiang.

This year marks the 15th anniversary of the Sino-Russian Good-Neighborly Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation, and events will be held by both sides to celebrate this anniversary, the spokeswoman said.

"China expects Putin's visit to further consolidate the political and strategic trust between China and Russia, to promote practical cooperation in various fields, to inject new impetus to the bilateral strategic partnership and making more contribution to global and regional peace, security and stability," Hua said.