Tuesday, June 29, 2021

Putin, Xi Agree To Extend 20-Year-Old Friendship Treaty

Putin, Xi Agree To Extend 20-Year-Old Friendship Treaty




Russia and China extended a 20-year-old friendship treaty, the latest in a series of moves that have drawn Moscow and Beijing closer together.

The Kremlin on June 28 published a joint statement from Russia and China to mark two decades since the treaty was signed, as Presidents Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping held a televised meeting by video link.

Since the treaty was initially signed, Moscow and Beijing have expanded military, energy, and other economic ties while also supporting each other diplomatically on a number of issues. Source: Radio Free Europe (Read More…) ]

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