Russia China proclaim unity before Xi visit

West Australian
Friday 22nd February, 2013

MOSCOW (AFP) – Russia and China said on Friday they saw eye-to-eye on all the world?s problems including the Syria conflict, as the Chinese foreign minister was in Moscow to prepare a visit by new leader Xi Jinping later this year.Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi confirmed after talks with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov that Communist Party chief and president?in-waiting Xi would visit Russia after he is confirmed as head of state in March to succeed Hu Jintao.Yang did not directly confirm Chinese reports that Russia would be Xi?s first foreign destination after taking the office of…

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