6 Feb 2014 19:56

Putin to visit Shanghai, Beijing this spring - Peskov

SOCHI. Feb 6 (Interfax) - Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit Shanghai and Beijing this spring, Presidential Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov said.

"It was noted that Putin will arrive in Shanghai in the spring and then there will also be a visit to Beijing," Peskov told reporters after Russian-Chinese high-level talks.

The visit is expected to yield positive outcomes, Rosneft chief Igor Sechin said, for his part.

"I hope during preparations for the Russian president's visit to China, which is due in late May, there will be a chance to discuss new projects and reach the signing of new agreements," Sechin said.