Xi and Putin sign agreement on strategic international issues.
China and Russia will safeguard peace in Syria and the Korean Peninsula, one of the most important strategically significant conclusions of the summit between Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin following the latter's arrival in Beijing on Friday (8), for a state visit and to participate in the 18th Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Summit; Xi decorated Putin.
247, with Xinhua and Granma - The two presidents said they will do everything possible to preserve the Iranian nuclear agreement after the United States withdraws and will promote the effective recovery of Syria.
On that occasion, Chinese President Xi Jinping awarded his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, the first Friendship Medal of the People's Republic of China.
Both heads of state highlighted the development of dialogues related to the future of bilateral relations, as well as key international issues.
"Cooperation between Russia and China is strategic in nature and is based on the principles of equal rights, good neighborliness, and trust," Putin stated.
"Russia and China will continue to coordinate efforts to achieve a peaceful solution to the problems on the Korean Peninsula," stated the joint declaration signed by the two leaders.
The document also establishes that Moscow and Beijing will defend the preservation of Syria's territorial integrity, respect its sovereignty, and "promote a peaceful normalization process carried out by the Syrians themselves with the support of the UN and with the help of the Geneva and Astana (Kazakhstan) platforms, taking into account the results of the Syrian National Dialogue Congress."
Russia and China will "coordinate plans and concrete steps to ensure an effective recovery for Syria after the conflict," the statement said, according to Russia Today.
Likewise, both countries will do everything possible to preserve the Iranian nuclear agreement after the United States' withdrawal. "Regarding the disappointing unilateral withdrawal of the United States from the agreements set forth in the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) on the Iranian nuclear program, it was agreed to make every effort to preserve the JCPOA, taking into account the key importance of protecting the interests of economic and commercial cooperation of all countries with Iran against unilateral extraterritorial sanctions," the document emphasized.