00:00And during their visit to Beijing, President Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping issued a joint statement denouncing the assassination and
00:06kidnapping of state leaders.
00:08Our correspondent in China, Bruno Fossey, with the details.
00:12Greetings, comrades.
00:14During the visit of the Russian President Vladimir Putin here in Beijing, China and Russia issued a joint statement denouncing
00:24what they describe as, quote,
00:26the assassination of leaders of sovereign countries, the destabilization of internal political situation, the instigation of powers change, and the
00:39blasted kidnapping of national leaders for trial, end quote.
00:46Indirectly, referring to the attacks by the United States against Venezuela and the kidnapping of the President Nicolás Maduro, held
00:56as hostage in New York,
00:59and the assassination of the Iran's supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, carried out by the United States and Israel.
01:08Furthermore, both countries reaffirmed in the statement their commitment to a multipolar world and strategic coordination in international forums as
01:20the BRICS and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization,
01:24and they renewed their treaty of good neighborhoodness and friendly cooperation, strengthening the political basis of the strategic partnership between
01:38China and Russia.
01:39The statement also included more than 20 bilateral agreements in areas such as energy, transportation, technology, and industry,
01:51consolidating economic and scientific cooperation between Moscow and Beijing.
01:58Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin emphasize that international cooperation must be based on respect for sovereignty, multilateralism,
02:10and the diplomatic resolution of conflicts,
02:13undermining that international relations should not be subject to unilateral policies or external interventions.
02:24With this news from here, the capital of China, we go back with you in the studios.
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