Xi and Putin to attend G20 meet

Chinese President Xi Jinping (left) and Russian leader Vladimir Putin - Reuters/AFP

Chinese and Russian leaders Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin will attend the G20 summit on the resort island of Bali this November, a longtime adviser to the Indonesian president said.

Andi Widjajanto, former Cabinet secretary and unofficial adviser to President Joko Widodo, who is popularly known as Jokowi, told Reuters the two leaders would join the summit.