According to reports, the Secretary-General of the Russian President’s News Peskov recently stated that Putin has received an invitation from President Xi Jinping to attend the opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics.

After Russia and China have agreed on all the details, they will jointly release relevant information.

  In response, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian said at a regular press conference on the afternoon of the 23rd that participating in grand events is a good tradition formed between China and Russia for many years.

In 2014, President Xi Jinping was invited to attend the opening ceremony of the Sochi Winter Olympics. This time President Xi also invited his good friend President Putin to China to attend the opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics. President Putin happily accepted the invitation.

The two sides are maintaining close communication on the specific matters of President Putin's visit to China. I believe that the Winter Olympics agreement between the two heads of state will once again interpret the Sino-Russian partnership between close friendship and good neighborliness. I believe that the athletes of the two countries can create new achievements. Achievements, to present a simple, safe and exciting sports event to the world and make due contributions.

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