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Premier to meet Russian counterpart, institution heads

Premier Li Keqiang will meet with Dmitry Medvedev during the Russian prime minister's visit to China from Nov 5 to 7.

On Nov 7, Beijing will host the 23rd regular meeting of Russian and Chinese heads of government. Following the talks, Dmitry Medvedev and Li Keqiang will sign a joint communiqué. A number of intergovernmental, interagency and corporate documents on various aspects of bilateral cooperation have been prepared for signing.

The premier will also hold a roundtable dialogue with the chiefs of six major international economic and financial institutions for the third time on Nov 6 in Beijing.

Jim Yong Kim, president of the World Bank; Christine Lagarde, managing director of the International Monetary Fund; and Roberto Azevedo, director-general of the World Trade Organization, are among the chiefs that will attend the dialogue.