Vladimir Putin: we want to live as a peaceful people

Press conference by Russian President Vladimir Putin in China. teleSUR

Transcript

00:00I'm talking about cinema.

00:07There is a movie released in the West where you are one of the characters.

00:13Now, have you seen this film?

00:18You were played by Jude Law.

00:20You may know about him.

00:22Well, I haven't seen the film and I haven't even heard about it,

00:27so I cannot comment as of now.

00:30Then I have a different question.

00:33You mentioned health.

00:37And there was a short video circulated in the media

00:45where you were discussing longevity with the President Xi.

00:48Well, what exactly do you mean?

00:53Do you believe that people can live 150 years or longer?

00:58Yes, when we walked the parade, President Xi mentioned the subject

01:06and I remember that Mr. Berlusconi used to talk about this a lot.

01:12Yes, modern medicine has various means, including surgical means,

01:18organ replacements, and all of that creates hope that active and living

01:26will go on for much longer than today,

01:30that we will see people live longer.

01:35And I don't remember what year it was, but I think it was about 1950.

01:45But there was some UN data that by 1950,

01:51there will be more people aged 65 plus than five-year-old children.

02:04And that is something that we must consider.

02:08The social economic consequences of that,

02:11that is something to be mindful of.