Backgrounder: Important meetings between Xi, Putin in last two years

September 2013

St. Petersburg, Russia

Xi met Putin in Russia's city of St. Petersburg prior to a Group of 20 (G20) summit there.

President Xi Jinping (R) is welcomed by Russian President Vladimir Putin outside the Constantine Palace prior to the eighth summit of the Group of 20 (G20) in St. Petersburg, Russia, Sept 5, 2013. [Photo/Xinhua]

Both leaders expressed the hope that the two countries could accelerate cooperation on major strategic projects in such fields as energy and aviation, and continue to deepen military cooperation to meet new threats and challenges.

After their talks, the two presidents witnessed the signing of a series of cooperation documents in such fields as energy, aviation and cooperation at local levels.