At the invitation of the Brazilian government and the Workers’ Party, Li Xi, a permanent member of the Politburo of the CPC Central Committee and secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, made an official visit to Brazil from September 18 to 22, Radio China reported.
During the visit, he met with the country’s president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. In the conversation between the two, Li Xi stressed that this year marks the 30th anniversary of the establishment of a strategic partnership between China and Brazil, and next year marks the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations, and stressed the need for the two countries to continue to support each other on issues of common concern. interest, deepen their partnership in all spheres and cooperate more closely within the BRICS, G-20 and other international mechanisms.
President Lula indicated that Brazilian-Chinese cooperation is fruitful. “We look forward to continuing to work to align the development strategies of our two countries, strengthen cooperation with China within multilateral mechanisms, and promote world peace and development,” the Brazilian leader added.