Patrushev to lead Russian delegation to China for maritime cooperation talks
In short
Nikolai Patrushev, aide to the Russian president and chairman of the Maritime Board, will visit China from 8 to 13 October, RBC reported, citing China's foreign ministry. According to the Maritime Board's press service, quoted by Interfax, he will lead a delegation arriving in China on 8 October to hold talks on Russian-Chinese cooperation in the maritime sphere.
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Nikolai Patrushev, aide to the Russian president and chairman of the Maritime Board, will head a Russian delegation arriving in China on 8 October to discuss cooperation in the maritime sphere, the board's press service said, according to Interfax. "At the head of the delegation, which will include representatives of ministries, agencies, large logistics companies and shipbuilding corporations, as well as scientific and educational institutions, Nikolai Patrushev will hold talks on Russian-Chinese cooperation in the maritime sphere," the statement said. TASS also reported that Patrushev would hold talks on Russian-Chinese cooperation. [ 2 , 3 ]
RBC, citing China's foreign ministry, reported that the visit will run from 8 to 13 October and that Patrushev will hold talks with Wang Yi. TASS separately carried a comment from Wang Xiaoquan, an expert at the Institute of Russian Studies, who said Moscow and Beijing will together create more public goods by coordinating their strategies. [ 1 , 4 ]
Why it matters
The delegation brings together ministries, agencies, large logistics companies, shipbuilding corporations and scientific and educational institutions, Interfax reported, which points to talks covering both government and industry. Russian state agency TASS also carried a Chinese expert's comment that Moscow and Beijing will create more public goods by coordinating their strategies.
Key facts
- Nikolai Patrushev is an aide to the Russian president and chairman of the Maritime Board. [ 1 , 3 ]
- Patrushev will visit China from 8 to 13 October, RBC reported, citing China's foreign ministry. [ 1 ]
- The Russian delegation led by Patrushev is due to arrive in China on 8 October, the Maritime Board's press service said. [ 3 ]
- The talks will cover Russian-Chinese cooperation in the maritime sphere. [ 2 , 3 ]
- The delegation includes representatives of ministries, agencies, large logistics companies, shipbuilding corporations, and scientific and educational institutions. [ 3 ]
- RBC reported that Patrushev will hold talks in China with Wang Yi. [ 1 ]
- Wang Xiaoquan, an expert at the Institute of Russian Studies, said Moscow and Beijing will together create more public goods by coordinating strategies, TASS reported. [ 4 ]
Confirmed by several sources
Still unclear
- Whether Patrushev will meet Wang Yi. Only RBC's headline states that talks with Wang Yi will take place; the other outlets do not mention him.
- The end date of the visit. Only RBC, citing China's foreign ministry, gives the dates as 8 to 13 October.
- Which ministries and companies are in the delegation. The Maritime Board's statement lists the types of participants but names none of them.
- Where in China the talks will take place. None of the documents names a city.
What local media are saying
Timeline, local time
- 7 October: RBC reports, citing China's foreign ministry, that Patrushev will visit China from 8 to 13 October. [ 1 ]
- 8 October: TASS reports that Patrushev will travel to China for talks on Russian-Chinese cooperation. [ 2 ]
- 8 October: Interfax quotes the Maritime Board's press service on the delegation and the maritime cooperation talks. [ 3 ]
- 8 October: TASS carries comment from Chinese expert Wang Xiaoquan on the visit. [ 4 ]