Jul 04, 2024 05:47 PM

Xi Calls for Stronger ‘Strategic Coordination’ With Moscow

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What’s new: President Xi Jinping met with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin this week in Kazakhstan’s capital Astana, where Eurasian leaders gathered for a regional security summit.

During the meeting on Wednesday, Xi said Beijing and Moscow should “strengthen comprehensive strategic coordination, oppose external interference and jointly maintain peace and stability in the region,” according to a statement from the Chinese foreign ministry.

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President Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin met in Astana during a regional security summit.
Xi emphasized strategic coordination between China and Russia, opposing external interference, and supporting Russia in leading BRICS.
Putin highlighted the high level of Russia-China relations and supported China’s chairing of the SCO summit next year; Xi reiterated promoting peace talks for the Ukraine crisis.

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