MOSCOW, Sep 1 Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that he would soon meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. One of the topics of the meeting will be the development of humanitarian contacts.
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"Soon enough we will have events, and the meeting will be with the Chairman of the People's Republic of China. He calls me his friend, I am happy to call him my friend, because he is a person who personally does a lot for the development of Russian-Chinese relations and ties, and in various fields. And we will definitely discuss with him what else can be done in this direction, in the direction of developing humanitarian contacts,» Putin said during an open lesson «Talk about the important», answering questions from the participants.