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Putin held a phone call with Xi Jinping

On 4 February, an important phone call came through in Beijing between the Chinese president Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin, as reported by the Chinese major media. This step emphasises the importance of the bilateral relationships between the two countries, which keep deepening even under the global economic and political challenges.
According to the China Central Television, the conversation was initiated by the Russian side that may testify to the Moscow’s growing interest to strengthen strategic partnership with Beijing. Analysts point out that such a step may by conditioned by the urge to coordinate their positions on a number of key issues related not only to bilateral trade and economic cooperation but global security as well.
Thus, the phone call of Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin is a vital step in strengthening multilateral cooperation that may potentially result in new agreements and initiatives in different realms, from economy to security. Amid the dynamic international situation such meetings are growing increasingly urgent for both states.
The topic of inter-country relationships is one of the key topics on the agenda of the upcoming III International forum “Sprouts: Russia and China – Mutually Beneficial Cooperation” and is traditionally one of the most popular thanks to the commitment in alignment and continuing the policy announced by the Russian and Chinese leaders.
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