China and Russia must resolutely defend their sovereignty and resist "interference by external forces in their internal affairs", Chinese President Xi Jinping said today in a telephone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
This was reported by the Russian agency RiaNovosti, citing Chinese television CCTV.
The situation in the Middle East, Ukraine and the Asia-Pacific region was discussed in today's telephone conversation between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President XiJinping, according to the Kremlin press service.
On the Middle East, the Russian presidency said, the visions of Beijing and Moscow "completely coincide", both being in favor of a "political and diplomatic solution to the Palestinian problem within the international legal framework".
Speaking about the situation in the Asia-Pacific quadrant, Putin confirmed his position on the Taiwan issue in favor of the "one China" policy, the Kremlin concludes in a statement.
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