Chinese President, Xi Jinping, arrived in Berlin on Wednesday, part of a flurry of diplomatic meetings in advance of G20 summit slated for Friday and Saturday in Hamburg.
Xi was greeted with military honours by German President, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, before heading off to a meeting with Chancellor Angela Merkel.
He stopped on the way to sign the guest book at Bellevue Palace, the president’s official residence.
Next on his agenda was a visit to Berlin’s zoo with Merkel, where the two are to view a pair of pandas that recently arrived in the German capital, a gift from China.
The evening will be rounded out with a banquet hosted by the German president.
Xi and Merkel will both attend the G20 summit, where they are expected to discuss a host of topics with other world leaders, including joint policies on climate change and world trade.
NAN reports that Xi had a stop over in Russia where he met with President Vladmir Putin, on Monday, where they discussed bilateral cooperation and coordinate positions on a range of international issues ahead of the G20 Summit in Hamburg. (NAN)