BAKU, October 14. /TASS/. Beijing is confident that the November meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin will provide an important opportunity to exchange opinions, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov.

"They will have the opportunity to exchange views face to face. We also believe that with your support the Chinese year in APEC will certainly yield fruitful results. This is also important for the revival of the Asia-Pacific region. In this regard, this meeting will be extremely important," Wang Yi said.

Putin and Xi Jinping will meet on the sidelines of an informal meeting of leaders of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum in Shenzhen, China. It will be their third meeting this year.