“During the meeting with Valentina Ivanovna Matviyenko, Chairman Xi Jinping said that the Chinese side was getting ready for a visit by the Russian president in October in order to participate in the third Belt and Road forum,” Denisov was quoted as saying.
The Chinese foreign ministry has neither confirmed or denied the report.
“The third Belt and Road Summit for International Cooperation will be held later this year. China is maintaining communication with our belt and road partners on relevant issues,” ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin told a daily press briefing on Wednesday.
Putin attended both previous editions of the forum, hosted by Beijing in 2017 and 2019.
His last visit to China was in February last year, when he attended the opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics. Less than three weeks later, Russia invaded Ukraine.
During his stay, Putin secured a series of significant energy deals and the two countries also declared that bilateral ties went beyond a traditional alliance and represented a partnership with “no limits”.
Putin has not travelled far since the International Criminal Court issued a warrant in March over accusations that Russia unlawfully deported Ukrainian children.
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