Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives in Poland

The President of China Xi Jinping, who has been invited by Polish President Andrzej Duda, is making an official visit to Poland and will be staying in Warsaw from Sunday till Tuesday. Xi Jinping will meet with Andrzej Duda, Prime Minister Beata Szydło and the Speakers of Poland’s lower and upper houses of parliament. As many as 40 trade and bilateral agreements, including agreements on joint projects in civil aviation, energy, finance and science are expected to be signed between Poland and China. The two countries have also been talking about the possibility of cooperation in nuclear energy. Moreover, President Duda and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping are also to symbolically open the China Railway Express, a new line from China to Europe. Currently, Poland is China's largest trade partner in central and eastern Europe, while China is the biggest partner for Poland in Asia.