Russian President Vladimir Putin met Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing, where the two leaders agreed to extend a key bilateral treaty and reaffirmed their strategic partnership amid shifting global geopolitics.

The meeting took place in the iconic setting of Tiananmen Square, where both sides discussed expanding cooperation in energy, trade, and long-term diplomatic relations, The Caspian Post reports.

🇷🇺🇨🇳Putin met with Xi Jinping at Tiananmen Square in Beijing

First statements:

— The trade turnover between Russia and China has increased more than 30 times over the past 25 years, Putin said;

— Russia remains a reliable supplier of energy resources amid the crisis in the… pic.twitter.com/5PJQMQsugg

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Putin highlighted the dramatic growth in economic ties, noting that Russia-China trade turnover has increased more than 30 times over the past 25 years. He also stressed that Russia remains a reliable supplier of energy resources, particularly amid global instability linked to the ongoing crisis in the Middle East.

Xi Jinping, in turn, emphasized that China and Russia “courageously and resolutely uphold international justice,” signaling continued political alignment between the two major powers.

During the talks, Putin extended an invitation for Xi to visit Russia next year, further reinforcing high-level diplomatic exchanges between Moscow and Beijing.

A key outcome of the meeting was the agreement to extend the Treaty of Good-Neighborliness, Friendship and Cooperation between China and Russia, strengthening the long-term framework guiding their bilateral relations and cooperation across strategic sectors.