China’s foreign ministry says Russian President Vladimir Putin will make an official visit to China later this week.

The ministry says Putin will arrive in Beijing Thursday for a two-day visit at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping. The trip will be Putin’s first foreign visit since his reelection in March for a fifth term in office, and his second visit to China in six months.

He traveled to Beijing in October to attend a forum on President Xi’s “Belt and Road” initiative, which was launched in 2013 to boost trade and investment by improving China’s transport links with the rest of the world.