Chinese President Xi Jinping landed in Moscow on Monday to meet Vladimir Putin. The mood is apparently good between the two heads of state during the visit to Moscow. Already early in the meeting, they bragged about each other and called each other “dear friends” on Monday. On good terms Putin called his Chinese counterpart a “dear friend” as he welcomed Xi Jinping to Moscow. – We are a little envious of China’s rapid development. You have managed to make the state stronger, and I am sure that China will develop further under your leadership, Putin said when the two leaders met on Monday. The Russian president says he has looked at Xi’s proposal for a solution to the war in Ukraine and that they will discuss this. – You approach the international situation with a balanced view, Putin continued. Putin also says that China and Russia have several common goals. – Think the Russians support you – I am convinced that the Russian people support you, said Chinese President Xi Jinping when he met Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Monday, writes NTB. – I know that there will be a presidential election next year. Thanks to your strong leadership, in recent years Russia has made significant progress towards achieving prosperity. I am sure that the people will give you strong support in your good deeds, Xi said when he arrived at the Kremlin. The Chinese leader thanked his Russian counterpart for the support he has expressed to China and said Beijing and Moscow should have a close relationship. Wants peace talks The aim of the meeting, which will last from Monday to Wednesday, is to increase trade cooperation between Russia and China and to discuss possible peace talks in Ukraine. China has until now tried to position itself as a neutral party in the conflict, without losing its close relationship with Russia. A conversation between China and Ukraine’s foreign ministers last week has been brought forward by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Beijing. This is just one of several strong signals that the war in Ukraine will be an important topic in the meetings with Putin. It is also expected that the two will discuss military technical cooperation. This could be about new joint military exercises, which, among other things, were carried out between Iran, Russia and China last week.
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