Ши Джинпинг получи военни почести при пристигането си в Москва

Chinese President Xi Jinping touched down in Moscow on Friday, following an official visit to Kazakhstan. During his visit Jinping will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin for both a narrow format meeting and a working lunch, before meeting with Russian Prime Minister Dmitri Medvedev. Some 40 documents are expected to be signed during the talks, including agreements regarding the East Route pipeline, the Silk Road Economic Belt, and increasing cooperation between Russia's Gazprom and China's CNPC. Jinping's visit will run from May 8-10, during which he will also attend Moscow's 2015 Victory Day parade on May 9, which marks the 70th anniversary of Soviet victory over Nazi Germany in the Great Patriotic War (World War II). Chinese servicemen are taking part in the parade for the first time in 2015. Following his trip to Russia, the Chinese leader will visit Belarus from May 10-12.