| Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands during a meeting on the margins of the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) Summit, in Xiamen, China |
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed Sunday to “appropriately deal with” the latest nuclear test by North Korea, state news agency Xinhua said.
“The two leaders agreed to stick to the goal of denuclearisation on the Korean Peninsula and keep close communication and coordination to deal with the new situation,” Xinhua said in a brief dispatch.
The two were meeting on the sidelines of a summit of the BRICS group of nations in the southeastern Chinese city of Xiamen.