Today marks the 76th #NakbaDay of the Palestinians.
76 years ago, over half of the Palestinian population were expelled from their homes.
76 years on, an even greater injustice is being done to them.
President Xi Jinping held talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Having lasted three quarters of a century, China-Russia relations have grown from strength to strength despite the ups and downs, and have stood the test of changing international landscape.
The relationship has become a fine example for major countries and neighboring countries to treat each other with respect and candor, and pursue friendship and mutual benefit.
Every bombing of the Palestinian refugee camps is a prick of human conscience.
How much longer will the humanitarian crisis in #Gaza be allowed to go on? When will the Palestinian people be freed from their excruciating suffering?
President Xi Jinping and President Vladimir Putin jointly met the press. The China-Russia relationship has become a prime example of a new form of international relations as well as good-neighborly relations between two major countries.
The notable progress in China-Russia relations is attributable to the two countries’ commitment to 5 principles.
1⃣ China and Russia are committed to mutual respect as the fundamental principle of relations, and always render support for each other’s core interests.
2⃣ China and Russia are committed to win-win cooperation as the driving force of relations, and work to foster a new paradigm of mutual benefit.
3⃣ China and Russia are committed to lasting friendship as the foundation of relations, and carry forward the torch of Sino-Russian friendship.
4⃣ China and Russia are committed to strategic coordination as an underpinning of relations, and steer global governance in the right direction.
5⃣ China and Russia are committed to fairness and justice as the purpose of relations, and dedicated to the political settlement of hotspots.
President Xi pointed out in his remarks that holding thematic years in each other’s countries is a fine tradition of China-Russia cultural exchanges. It is also a unique feature and highlight in the bilateral relationship.
The official launch of the China-Russia Years of Culture will add new impetus to the lasting friendship between the two countries and to mutual understanding and affinity between the two peoples.
President Xi and President Putin jointly attended the opening ceremony of the China-Russia Years of Culture and the concert celebrating the 75th anniversary of diplomatic ties.