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Chinese and Spanish leaders talk trade and cooperating for peace in Ukraine and Gaza
In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, visiting Spainish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez (second right) chats with Chinese President Xi Jinping (left) as they tour the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, September 9, 2024 [Huang Jingwen/Xinhua via AP]

CHINESE President Xi Jinping discussed trade and the conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Monday.

A statement from the Spanish government said that the meeting at Beijing’s Diaoyutai State Guest House “demonstrates the shared desire by both countries to maintain a regular dialogue at the highest level in their bilateral relations.”

Both sides committed to co-operate through the United Nations to achieve an end to the fighting in Ukraine and Gaza.

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