MOSCOW (Reuters) -Sergei Shoigu, the secretary of Russia’s Security Council, met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing, Russia’s TASS state news agency reported on Friday.
Earlier, Shoigu, a former defence minister, held talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, Russia’s Interfax news agency said.
It cited Shoigu as saying he was in China on behalf of President Vladimir Putin and noting how aligned Moscow and Beijing were when it came to various international issues.
(Reporting by ReutersEditing by Andrew Osborn and Kevin Liffey)
