BREAKING: China, Russia Begin Bilateral Talks
BEIJING – President Xi JINPING of China and Vladimir Putin of Russia have begun the bilateral talks in Beijing, on the eve of a massive military parade in the Chinese capital.
Russia’s Putin commended the relations between both countries saying they were on an unprecedented level, adding that their communication reflects the strategic nature of Russian-Chinese ties.
This is contained in a message Putin told Xi, in a video published on the Kremlin’s official Telegram messaging app.
”Dear friend, both I and the entire Russian delegation are pleased to meet once again with our Chinese friends and colleagues,”
”Our close communication reflects the strategic nature of Russia-China relations, which are at an unprecedentedly high level.”
”We were always together then, and we remain together now,” Putin added.
Xi also told Putin that China-Russia relations have withstood the test of international changes – adding that Beijing was willing to work with Moscow to promote the construction of a more just and reasonable global governance system.
Report says Xi is set to host China’s largest-ever military parade on Wednesday, which will mark the 80th anniversary of the surrender of the Japanese in China at the end of World War Two.
