"The third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation will be held in Beijing from October 17 to 18 under the theme 'High-quality Belt and Road Cooperation: Together for Common Development and Prosperity,'" Hua said in a release on the website.
She added that Xi will attend the opening ceremony of the forum, deliver a keynote speech and "hold a welcoming banquet and bilateral events for the guests attending the forum."
In early October, Putin congratulated Xi on the 74th anniversary of the founding of China and expressed confidence that the upcoming talks between the two leaders during the Belt and Road Forum would serve the interests of ensuring security in Eurasia and throughout the world, the Kremlin said.