Russian President Vladimir Putin invited his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping to go to Moscow and mentioned it will reveal to the entire world the energy of Russian-Chinese ties on key points.
New Delhi,UPDATED: Dec 31, 2022 08:36 IST
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a gathering with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing in February 2022. (Photo: Reuters)
By India Today Web Desk: Russian President Vladimir Putin invited Chinese President Xi Jinping on a state go to as the 2 leaders exchanged views on bilateral ties, navy cooperation and international points on Friday.
“We are expecting you, dear Mr Chairman, dear friend, we are expecting you next spring on a state visit to Moscow,” Vladimir Putin instructed Xi Jinping in an eight-minute introductory assertion broadcast on state tv, Reuters reported.
“This will demonstrate to the whole world the strength of Russian-Chinese ties on key issues,” Vladimir Putin mentioned, including that he goals to spice up navy cooperation with China.
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Although the 2 had a “substantive and constructive” assembly, no date had but been set for Xi’s go to to Moscow, an official instructed Reuters.
Xi Jinping, in his assertion, instructed Putin that China was prepared to extend strategic cooperation with Russia towards the backdrop of what he referred to as a “difficult” scenario on this planet at giant.
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Till now, China has shunned condemning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine however has been stressing the necessity for peace. This is in stark distinction to Russia’s stand on the China-Taiwan battle.
Xi Jinping instructed his Russian counterpart that the highway to peace talks on Ukraine wouldn’t be clean and that China would proceed to uphold its “objective and fair stance” on the problem. Xi mentioned Beijing and Moscow ought to carefully coordinate and cooperate in worldwide affairs and emphasised Russia’s willingness to have interaction in negotiations over Ukraine, a Chinese media report mentioned.
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Russia has publicly backed Xi Jinping’s place on Taiwan and accused the West of making an attempt to impress a battle over the standing of the self-governing island, which China claims as its personal.
“You and I share the same views on the causes, course and logic of the ongoing transformation of the global geopolitical landscape, in the face of unprecedented pressure and provocations from the West,” Putin instructed Xi on Friday.
Meanwhile, the US has expressed concern over China’s alignment with Russia. “Beijing claims to be neutral, but its behaviour makes clear it is still investing in close ties to Russia,” a spokesperson mentioned, including that the US was “monitoring Beijing’s activity closely.”
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Dec 31, 2022
