Putin calls Xi his 'dear friend' at BRICS summit
Online Desk
22 Oct 2024 21:09 PM
Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a meeting on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit in Kazan, Russia October 22, 2024. Alexander Zemlianichenko/Pool via REUTERS
Russian President Vladimir Putin greeted Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday at the opening of the BRICS summit, saying that growing cooperation between Moscow and Beijing was a stabilising factor for the world.
"I am glad to be in Kazan," Xi said as he shook hands with Putin ahead of a bilateral meeting.
Putin called Xi his "dear friend" and said that Moscow and Beijing would work towards creating a just world order.
