Chinese President Xi Jinping begins a state visit to Brazil this Sunday with the aim of strengthening mutual political trust and coordination. The Chinese leader will also participate in the G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro, where he will speak about his vision of a just world. in a context of global economic instability and uncertainty in the international situation.
Xi Jinping’s current visit to Brazil will be the second in the last five years and he will hold talks with the President of Brazil Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on bilateral relations, international and regional issues of common interest, and will also participate in the signing ceremony of cooperation documents.
“China believes that Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit will further strengthen political mutual trust between the two sides, enhance the strategic, innovative and leadership nature of bilateral relations, strengthen the alignment of the two countries’ development strategies, “It will deepen strategic communication and coordination between the two parties on hot issues worldwide, and hand in hand will usher in the next “50 golden years” of China-Brazil relations.” – said the official representative of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Mao Ning.
He also added that during the last half century since the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Brazil, their ties have always maintained healthy and stable development, fruitful practical cooperation in various fields in the face of international changes, becoming a model of unity, cooperation and development for major developing countries, and the common, strategic and global influence of the bilateral relationship continued to grow.
The G20 summit will take place on November 18 and 19 in Rio de Janeiro. Xi Jinping will deliver a speech at the summit and have an in-depth exchange of views with leaders of all countries on the theme of “Building a just world and a sustainable planet.”
The Chinese side has not yet announced which world leaders Xi Jinping plans to meet with on the sidelines of the G20 summit, but the media reported on possible negotiations with the German chancellor. Olaf Scholz and Prime Minister of Great Britain Keir Starmer.
Thus, the Stern publication, citing German government sources, previously reported that Scholz and Xi Jinping will discuss bilateral relations, Ukraine and the Middle East conflicts on the sidelines of the summit in Rio de Janeiro.
At the same time, Bloomberg, citing sources, reports that Starmer wants to hold a bilateral meeting with Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Brazil, and that it could become the first face-to-face contact between the British and Chinese leaders in almost seven years. . The previous similar meeting took place when the British Prime Minister was Teresa Maywho visited China on an official visit in early 2018.
According to the agency, both sides are currently discussing the possibility of a meeting between Starmer and Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the November 18-19 summit, but the exact plans have not yet been approved, as the politicians’ agendas may not be met. coincide.
