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China rolls out red carpet for Brazil’s President Lula, with pledge to elevate ties
- Xi Jinping welcomes his Brazilian counterpart to the Chinese capital, saying relations are a diplomatic priority
- Ukraine and cooperation deals on the agenda during talks at the Great Hall of the People
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Chinese President Xi Jinping rolled out the red carpet for his Brazilian counterpart in Beijing on Friday, pledging to work with Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva to take bilateral ties to new heights.
In a meeting at the Great Hall of the People, Xi first congratulated Lula on his third term in office and thanked him for making the trip after a recent illness.
“You came from afar soon after recovery. This shows the great importance you attach to the relationship between our two countries,” Xi said, referring to Lula’s bout of pneumonia last month.
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Xi said that as the biggest developing countries in the eastern and western hemispheres, China and Brazil were “comprehensive strategic partners that share extensive common interests”.
“China always views and develops relations with Brazil from a strategic height and a long-term perspective, and places China-Brazil relations as a diplomatic priority,” he said.
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Brazil’s President Lula meets with Xi, seeks to expand trade, Chinese investments and talk Ukraine
Brazil’s President Lula meets with Xi, seeks to expand trade, Chinese investments and talk Ukraine
Xi said he would work with Lula to develop new opportunities between the two countries and for the world economy.
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