BEIJING, MAY 16   :    Russian President Vladimir Putin has arrived at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing for talks with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, a Sputnik correspondent reported on Thursday.

The Russian president arrived in China for a two-day state visit and will travel to Beijing and Harbin. Putin will hold restricted attendance talks with Xi in China’s capital on Thursday, which will be later followed by an enlarged meeting with the participation of delegations of the two countries.(UNI)