Chinese President, Xi Jinpingmet this Wednesday at Beijing with his Venezuelan colleague Nicolas Madurowho has been on an official visit to the Asian country since September 8 last year.

Both leaders agreed to raise the level of relations between their countries to a higher level. “strategic partnership against all odds”According to state television Cable TV and took the news agency EFE.

At a meeting held in Great Palace of the PeopleXi Jinping expressed support for Venezuela’s efforts to hold “sovereignty, national dignity and social stability of the country, as well as resistance to external interference” and welcomed Maduro on his fifth visit to China since taking office in 2013, which the Asian country’s leader said “reflects the fraternal friendship” between both countries.

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The President assured that China and Venezuela good friends and partnersthat “they trust each other” and cooperate in various fields, and recalled that next year will mark the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries.

In its turn, Ripe noted that China has become “a great country committed to the peace, development and well-being of all mankind”According to Xinhua, this is “an important engine for promoting a new multipolar world.”

The South American leader thanked “the Chinese government and people for their support.” invaluable support and assistance at a time when the country was suffering from numerous difficulties raised illegal unilateral sanctions and epidemic COVID-19“.

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Both presidents attended signing of “several documents on bilateral cooperation” in the fields of economics and trade, education, tourism, science and technology, healthcare, space flight and civil aviation.”

Maduro also met on Tuesday in Beijing with Director of the China International Center for Poverty ReductionLiu Junwen, after which the South American President assured on his social network account X, before Twitterthat China and Venezuela “are united in their commitment to build an inclusive model of equality and justice for all.”

Maduro’s visit to China is part of strengthening relations between both countries, which have grown closer in recent decades, especially since the late president took office. Hugo Chavez (1999-2013).

(according to information from EFE)