Putin says he discussed longevity, immortality with Xi Jinping

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00:00I was born in 1518 in the village of Glenfinnan on the shores of Loch Shiel.

00:06Now I am immortal.

00:07Some have made films about it,

00:10sung about it,

00:13while Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin have been discussing it.

00:20As they made their way with North Korea's Kim Jong-un to a military parade in Beijing,

00:24microphones picked up a conversation about longevity together with their translators.

00:54The Russian leader confirmed they'd discussed the topic in a press conference later.

01:17Oh yes, Mr Berlusconi was actively into this topic at one point.

01:22The modern means of health support, medicine,

01:26even some surgeries involving organ transplants,

01:29allow humanity to hope that the active lifespan will not be like today.

01:36It differs from country to country,

01:38but there's hope that our lifespan can increase considerably.

01:45The two leaders are both 72 years old,

01:49children from the Chinese head of state's perspective.

01:52of the Chinese.

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