Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin met today on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. President Xi said, as reported by China’s state-run newspaper Xinhua, that under their “strategic guidance and joint efforts,” the foundations of bilateral ties will be stronger, with brighter prospects.
“Uncertainties and unpredictable factors in the international situation have increased markedly,” Xi said, adding that people’s pursuit of peace, development and cooperation remained unchanged.
“China is willing to work with Russia and others to “strengthen the forces leading the reform of global governance and advancing an equal and orderly multipolar world,” Xi said. The two leaders discussed several regional and international matters.
