Chinese top diplomat to arrive in Russia

Chinese Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang Yi will be visiting Russia on March 27-28, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hua Chunying said at the briefing.

"This trip shows that relations between China and Russia have reached a very high level and are of a special character. Meetings with Russian administration members, including Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, will be held during this visit," TASS cited the diplomat as saying.

According to her, a wide range of diplomatic issues are expected to be discussed and the positions of Moscow and Beijing to be coordinated during this visit.