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Newshour: 16/05/2024 13:06 GMT: Xi and Putin strengthen strategic ties at summit

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16/05/2024 13:06 GMT: Xi and Putin strengthen strategic ties at summit

Xi and Putin strengthen strategic ties at summit

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Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin strengthen strategic ties at summit

Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin strengthen strategic ties at summit.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping praised their friendship and deep ties in a joint appearance in Beijing. 

Also on the programme: World Food Programme (WFP) Executive Director, Cindy McCain, speaks about the agony of Gazans and the frustration of humanitarian aid agencies; and the Estonian foreign minister responds to the claims of the Georgian government that he’s acting like an old-school Soviet. 

(Photo: Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) attends a welcome ceremony with Chinese President Xi Jinping outside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China. Credit: SERGEY BOBYLEV/SPUTNIK/KREMLIN POOL/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)

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