Xi and Putin vow stronger China-Russia cooperation for ‘fair world order’ at Brics summit

Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin meet for third time in person this year as bloc of emerging economies seeks to counter Western-led world order

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Russian President Vladimir Putin (right) welcomes Chinese President Xi Jinping during their meeting on the sidelines of the Brics summit in Kazan, Russia, on Tuesday. Photo: EPA-EFE

Victoria Belain Kazan

Published: 12:08am, 23 Oct 2024Updated: 1:42pm, 23 Oct 2024

China and Russia are committed to boosting their cooperation for a “fair world order” amid chaotic times, their leaders stated at their third face-to-face meeting this year.

The talks between Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the 16th Brics summit in Kazan, Russia, on Tuesday came as the two seek to build momentum from the emerging-economies bloc to provide an alternative to the Western-led world order.

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Xi and Putin vow stronger China-Russia cooperation to counter Western-led world order

“Russian-Chinese cooperation in global affairs is one of the main stabilising factors on the world stage,” Putin said in his opening remarks at the event, according to the Kremlin.

“We intend to further increase coordination at all multilateral platforms in order to ensure global security and a fair world order.”

In his remarks, Xi emphasised that “the world is undergoing a major change that has not been seen in a century and the international situation is changing and chaotic”.

“But I firmly believe that the deep friendship between China and Russia for generations will not change and the responsibility of a major country to help the world and the people will not change,” he added, according to state media agency Xinhua.