Li Keqiang's visit to Russia, the first visit by a Chinese leader after Russia's presidential election in March, would further facilitate the development of relations.
Chinese and Russian warships concluded an ammunition drill on Thursday, marking a successful end to the live sea exercise.
Rescuers are rushing to pump water out of a flooded coal mine in Southwest China's Guizhou province where 11 miners have been trapped for over 10 hours since Thursday morning.
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao put forward a four-point proposal Thursday on further promoting relations and deepening cooperation between China and the Central and Eastern European countries.
A cross-Strait pact has saved companies on the mainland and in Taiwan millions of dollars in duty cuts.
China will pursue balanced, progressive and mutually beneficial foreign trade development from now until the end of 2015.
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao on Thursday met with leaders from Romania, Czech, Montenegro, Croatia, Hungary, Slovakia, Lithuania, Estonia, Macedonia, Albania and Bulgaria on the sidelines of a China-Central and Eastern Europe leaders' meeting.
Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez returned home early Thursday after an 11-day trip to Cuba for cancer treatment, saying he will leave again shortly to continue his radiation therapy.
Two high-speed trains collided in Italy's capital Rome on Thursday, injuring four people.
The Cairo-based Arab League held an extraordinary meeting at the ministerial level on Thursday.
Visiting Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and governmental leaders from 16 central and eastern European countries discussed advancing ties here on Thursday.
Osama bin Laden's three widows and other family members were deported to Saudi Arabia on Friday.