| Chinese Premier Li Keqiang arrived in Moscow Sunday afternoon for an official visit to Russia, with a series of deals ranging from energy to people-to-people exchanges expected to be signed.Premier Li Keqiang will hold talks with his counterpart Dmitry Medvedev with an eye to bolstering bilateral cooperation. As many as 50 agreements are expected to be signed. This is a reflection of the continuing development of the two countries’ relations.
The China-Russia relationship is at its all-time best, since the two neighbors established diplomatic ties 65 years ago.
For a second consecutive year, Chinese President Xi Jinping chose Russia as the destination for his first overseas trip of the year. In February, President Xi attended the opening ceremony of the 22nd Winter Olympics in Sochi.
At the meeting, Russian President Vladimir Putin said the two leaders would meet five times this year. In November, he will come to Beijing to attend the APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting.
During his current visit to Russia, Premier Li Keqiang will also hold talks with Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev. Meetings between the two countries’ prime ministers have become a regular mechanism for diplomacy over the past 19 years.reports media agencies
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Highlights from the local media of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka June 27th, 2016 | Volume: 2 - 17/6 TOP STORIES Afghanistan Still World’s Largest Opium Producer by Far: Report Daily Outlook Afghanistan| 27 th June Afghanistan is by a long way still the world's largest opium producer, accounting for some 70 percent (3,300 tons) of global opium production, according to the United Nations World Drug Report of 2016.Myanmar is the second largest producer of the drug at 14 per cent (650 tons) of global production. According to the UN report, the total value of the illicit opiate economy in Afghanistan was $2.8 billion USD in 2014 — equivalent to 13 percent of the country's gross domestic product (GDP). Maiden joint meeting of Nepal-India EPG next week The Himalayan Times| 26 th June The first joint meeting of the Eminent Persons Group on Nepal-India Relations (EPG-NIR) would be held in Kathmandu on coming Jul...
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