Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin have held a face to face meeting in Uzbekistan.
It's the first time President Xi has left China since the Covid pandemic began.
The Kremlin says President Putin praised what he called China's "balanced" position over Russia's war in Ukraine.
From Samarkand in Uzbekistan where the two leaders met…Rosie Birchard reports.
IN: "That balanced position…."
OUT: "…on the world stage"
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