Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian leader Vladimir Putin raise a toast during dinner at the Palace of the Facets in the Kremlin on Tuesday. Photo: AP
Xi, Putin pledge more cooperation in ‘new era’ of China-Russia ties
- Joint statement calls for two countries to collaborate on areas ranging from Southeast Asia to the Middle East and Latin America
- Leaders also raise concerns over Korean peninsula, urging parties to ‘maintain calm and restraint’ and calling on US to take ‘concrete actions’
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian leader Vladimir Putin raise a toast during dinner at the Palace of the Facets in the Kremlin on Tuesday. Photo: AP