00:00In other information, Xi Jinping and Luis Ignacio Lula da Silva spoke by telephone
00:05about cooperation between China and Brazil and the importance of global
00:09solidarity. From Beijing, let's go to our correspondent Bruno Fauci for more details.
00:16Greetings, companions. I am in Beijing now to report that the President Xi Jinping
00:20spoke this morning by phone with the Brazilian President Luis Ignacio Lula da Silva.
00:26Xi highlighted the progress in building a China-Brazil community with a shared future,
00:34strengthening cooperation in trade, science and technology, as also sustainability,
00:41an example of solidarity among global South countries. Xi emphasizes that China and Brazil
00:50are key forces in promoting global peace, defending the interests of the global South
00:57and supporting an international system based on rules and sovereignty. Lula stressed that Xi's
01:06historical visit in Brazil in 2024 elevated the bilateral relation, pointing to joint project
01:14in energy, infrastructure and trade. He reaffirmed Brazil's commitment in working with China to
01:21strengthen multilateralism and consolidate the BRICS bloc, highlighting the importance of South-South
01:29cooperation in facing of global challenge. The conversations came weeks after a United States
01:38military operation that led to the kidnapping of the Venezuelan president, Nicolás Maduro, resulting in 100 deaths in all the countries. The attacks faced a concern across Latin America and was criticized as a violation of sovereignty and international law,
02:00principles that both leaders emphasize. With this news from here, the capital of China, we go back with you in the studios in La Habana, Cuba.
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