ST. PETERSBURG, October 20. /TASS/. Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin has arrived in St. Petersburg for the 31st meeting of the heads of government of Russia and China.

According to the Russian cabinet’s press service, Mishustin will hold talks with Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Wednesday. The parties will discuss pressing issues related to Russia-China relations of comprehensive partnership and strategic cooperation.

Special attention will be paid to strengthening trade, economic, cultural and humanitarian cooperation and promoting joint projects in energy, industry agriculture, education and other fields. A joint communique and a number of bilateral documents will be adopted.

Mishustin arrived in St. Petersburg from Tajikistan, where he took part in a meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Council of Heads of Government. In the Tajik capital, Dushanbe, he also held a meeting with Iranian First Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref.