China's Top Legislator To Myanmar Military Leader Will Attend The Russia-Scheduled Economic Forum This Week

Illustration of the Kremlin. (Wikimedia Commons/Independentенена а)

JAKARTA - A number of high-ranking officials representing friendly countries will attend the seventh meeting of the Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) held in Vladivostok, Russia this week.

Quoted from TASS September 5, the Kremlin press service on Sunday said officials would take part in a plenary session with Russian President Vladimir Putin 7 in September.

"Together with the President of Russia, the Chairman of the State Administration Council and the Commander of the Myanmar Armed Forces Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan, the Prime Minister of Mongolia Luvsannamsrayn Oyun-Erdene and the Chairman of the Permanent Committee of the Li Zhanshu National People's Congress will attend," the press service message said.

Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold a bilateral meeting with foreign leaders invited on the sidelines of the EEF on September 7, the Kremlin's press service continued.

"The bilateral meeting between Vladimir Putin and foreign leaders invited to the EEF-2022 is scheduled throughout the day. Leaders plan to exchange views on topical issues of the bilateral and regional agenda," the statement said.

Separately, official Xinhua news agency reported China's top legislator Li Zhanshu will attend the EEF, becoming the most senior Chinese official to visit Russia since the war on Ukraine began.

Li, chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, will make official visits to Russia, Mongolia, Nepal, and South Korea from Wednesday to September 17, according to Xinhua. He will attend a four-day forum, which will begin on Monday, as long as he lives in Russia, he said.