Sri Lanka, May 19 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Beijing on Tuesday for a two-day visit during which he will hold talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

The visit comes a week after US President Donald Trump paid a state visit to China.

Putin was welcomed by Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi before heading to the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse.

This marks the first time China has hosted leaders of Russia and the US in the same month outside a multilateral setting.

The last Putin-Xi meeting took place in February via video link.

The two leaders are scheduled to meet Wednesday.

Putin is leading a larger delegation of officials and business leaders.

Topics on the agenda include bilateral relations, the US-Iran war, and en...