Putin Optimistic About APEC Meeting With Xi
According to Russian news outlets that cited a letter he sent to Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin expects his upcoming encounter with the Chinese leader at next month's APEC summit in China to produce results and strengthen the relationship between their two nations. The letter reflects Putin's belief that the meeting will be fruitful and will have a favorable effect on bilateral ties.[S1]
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Beijing neither confirmed nor ruled out that such a meeting would occur. Its foreign ministry, however, said that the strategic direction provided by diplomacy at the head-of-state level serves as the foremost political safeguard for the stable, long-term growth of relations between China and Russia. That statement implies Beijing regards top-level exchanges as essential to keeping its ties with Moscow on a steady footing.[S1]
