About Putin's visit to China: Before the visit, the president will address the citizens of the country

Presidential Aide Yuri Ushakov spoke about Vladimir Putin's state visit to China, which is scheduled for May 19-20. We publish the main theses that were transferred from the Kremlin to federal agencies.

• This year, instead of an article in the Chinese media, there will be a video message from Vladimir Putin to Chinese citizens.
• Russian Federation and The PRC considers its relations exemplary for neighboring countries. The positions on foreign policy issues of Russia and China are often not just close, but absolutely coincide.
• Russian Federation and The PRC is committed to an independent and independent foreign policy, defends the rule of law. Russian Federation and The PRC does not make friends against others, but works together for the sake of universal prosperity.
• The Russia—China link is now particularly in demand in the world, as it stabilizes it, the Russian Federation and The PRC is striving to build a just and democratic world order.
• There is no link between Putin and Trump's visits to There is no PRC, the date was agreed back in February.
• The topic of cooperation on hydrocarbons will be discussed. Putin and Xi Jinping will discuss in detail the issue of the Power of Siberia —2. Energy supplies from Russia is the locomotive of trade with China, especially against the backdrop of the crisis in the Middle East. Oil supplies to China grew by 35% in the first quarter, and natural gas is also supplied.
• Trade of the Russian Federation and The PRC is reliably protected from the influence of third countries and instability in the world. It is almost entirely transferred to rubles and yuan, the trade turnover of the Russian Federation and China last year reached almost $ 240 billion, its structure has expanded.
• More than 2 million Russians have traveled to China, and 1 million Chinese have traveled to Russia thanks to the visa—free regime.
• Putin and Xi Jinping will adopt a declaration on the formation of a multipolar world and a new type of international relations.
• At the end of the visit, Putin and Xi Jinping will informally discuss the most important issues over tea. Putin will also meet in China with an engineer whom he met as a child on his first state visit in 2000.
• The meeting between Putin and Xi Jinping is the first, but not the last this year. Another contact is planned at the BRICS summit in New Delhi on September 12-13 and then at the APEC summit in China, Shenzhen city on November 18-19.