Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping, They began their official negotiations in the Kremlin on Tuesday. Within the framework of the second day of the state visit of the leader of the Asian giant to this country.
The meeting that followed, Both leaders will discuss China’s peace plan on Monday for Ukraine, In the Kremlin, where the national anthems of China and Russia are played, St. Started twenty minutes late at George Hall.
The Kremlin announced that leaders plan to sign a dozen documents, including two statements on strengthening their strategic cooperation and economic interaction plans by 2030.
Presidential spokesman Dmitri Peskov stated this in a statement he appeared before the media at the end of the negotiations. The two leaders will make a statement.but journalists will not be able to ask questions.
This Tuesday, Putin and Xi sat facing each other at a long table, accompanied by the foreign and defense ministers of both countries, as well as other members of their respective governments.
On television you can also see Dmitri Medvedev, deputy chairman of the Russian Security Council, chairman of the Kremlin party; Elvira Nabiúlina, head of the Central Bank, and Dmitri Shugaev, director of the Federal Military-Technical Cooperation Service.
On Monday, four and a half hours of informal talks between Russian and Chinese leaders focused on the Ukrainian conflict.
According to the Chinese Foreign Ministry, Xi conveyed to his Russian counterpart: Regarding the “conflict” in Ukraine, “most countries support de-escalation”.
emphasized that “Rational and peaceful voices are constantly rising. Most countries support de-escalation.” He stressed the Chinese president.
They want to advance peace and negotiations and are against fueling the fire,” he said.
While Putin thanked Xi for his peace plan, both Kiev and the West urged the Chinese leader to use his influence over the Kremlin to stop hostilities.
Regarding the Chinese initiative, Kiev implied that Beijing’s plan does not imply territorial integrity or the illegal annexation of the four Ukrainian regions, warning that Russia must withdraw its troops from Ukrainian territory before implementing it.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is waiting Chat with Xi via videoconference as his journey to the northern giant comes to an end.
Estimating the number of talks with his Chinese counterpart at around 40, Putin assured that Tuesday would be devoted to economic cooperation and joint projects.
The Russian leader announced Mercantile exchanges will surpass the historic bar of $200,000 million this yearlargely due to the increase in gas supplies during the European boycott of the military campaign in Ukraine.