President Vladimir Putin welcomed his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, to Russia on Tuesday, as the Kremlin head prepares to host several leaders of developing nations at an intergovernmental summit this week.

Noting that this year marks the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Russia, Xi said that over the past years the relationship between the two countries has weathered challenges.

Chinese leader Xi Jinping told Russian President Vladimir Putin that the international situation is engulfed in chaos, but Beijing's strategic partnership with Moscow serves as a stabilizing force amid the most significant changes in a century,