2 Dec 2019 12:55

Moscow expects Xi to attend celebration of 75th anniversary of victory - Patrushev

BEIJING. Dec 2 (Interfax) - Russia is hoping that Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend the 75th anniversary Victory Day celebrations in May 2020, which will demonstrate the strength of cooperation between Moscow and Beijing, Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev said.

"We hope you will attend the celebrations of the 75th anniversary of the victory in the Great Patriotic War, which will be another indication of the strong Russian-Chinese interaction on the international scene," Patrushev said at a meeting with Xi in Beijing on Monday.