Russia warms up for Xis visit to strengthen cooperation

According to a report by the ITAR-TASS News Agency on February 22, Russia and China’s foreign ministers are preparing for Xi Jinping’s state visit to Russia and creating some buzz for Xi.On March 2, Russia’s Ministry of Defense revealed that Russia and China will hold joint large-scale naval operations drills on the Sea of Japan in June. The ministry also said the two nations are discussing the “Peace Mission-2013” joint drill involving air and land forces, which has created more headlines for Xi, the newly elected Party and also government leader in China.Russia’s warm up for Xi’s coming Mosc…

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