Chinese President Xi Jinping is preparing to visit Moscow for a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the coming months.
His visit might take place in April or in early May when Russia celebrates its World War Two victory over Nazi Germany.
Xi-Putin summit was part of a Chinese effort to play a more active role in bringing the year-old war to an end and part of a push for multi-party peace talks. China will also use the summit to reiterate calls that nuclear weapons should not be used, reports Reuters.
Preparations for the trip are at an early stage and the timing has not been finalized.
China’s top diplomat Wang Yi is currently in Moscow and expected to meet Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Wednesday.
In a tour of Europe, Wang has stepped up calls for a negotiated settlement to end the war in Ukraine, which began on February 24 last year when Russian troops invaded the country.
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