China's high-quality development to provide more opportunities for cooperation with Brazil: Xi

China's high-quality development via high-level opening-up will provide more opportunities for cooperation between China and Brazil, Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Friday during a phone call with Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.

In the phone call, Xi noted that in 2024, he and President Lula jointly announced the elevation of bilateral relations to a China-Brazil community with a shared future for a more just world and a more sustainable planet.

Over the past year and more, the two countries have maintained sound momentum in building a community with a shared future, and pushed for solid progress in fostering synergy between their development strategies, setting up a stellar example of solidarity and cooperation among countries in the Global South, he said.

Noting that this year marks the first year of the 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-2030) period, Xi said that China will promote high-quality development via high-level opening-up, which will provide more opportunities for China-Brazil cooperation.

China is willing to work together with Brazil to advance mutually beneficial cooperation in various fields, push for greater progress in developing China-Brazil relations, and usher in an even brighter future, he said.

In a turbulent and volatile world, China and Brazil, both as important members of the Global South, are constructive forces in safeguarding world peace and improving global governance, Xi noted.

China and Brazil should firmly stand on the right side of history, better defend the shared interests of the two countries and the Global South, jointly safeguard the central role of the United Nation, and uphold international fairness and justice, Xi said.

China stands ready to always be a good friend and a good partner of Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) countries, so as to advance the building of a China-LAC community with a shared future, the Chinese president said.

Noting that cooperation between Brazil and China has made significant progress across all fields since President Xi's historic visit to the South American country in 2024, Lula said that the Brazilian side is willing to join hands with China to promote greater development in bilateral and LAC-China relations.

Brazil and China are important forces in defending multilateralism and upholding free trade, he said.

Given the current worrying international situation, Brazil is willing to work closely with China to uphold the authority of the United Nations, strengthen cooperation with BRICS countries, and maintain regional and global peace and stability, Lula said.

China's high-quality development to provide more opportunities for cooperation with Brazil: Xi

China's high-quality development to provide more opportunities for cooperation with Brazil: Xi

China's high-quality development to provide more opportunities for cooperation with Brazil: Xi

China's high-quality development to provide more opportunities for cooperation with Brazil: Xi

China's high-quality development to provide more opportunities for cooperation with Brazil: Xi

Iraqi citizens held a peaceful demonstration at Liberation Square in the capital Baghdad Saturday afternoon to protest against the five-week-long joint attacks on Iran by the United States and Israel.

They demanded that the U.S. and Israel immediately cease military strikes against Iran and opposed the United States' long-term military presence in Iraq and other Middle Eastern countries.

Since the U.S. and Israel launched military operations against Iran on February 28, security force bases in many parts of Iraq including those of the Popular Mobilization Forces, have been frequently targeted by airstrikes.

The Popular Mobilization Forces have issued multiple statements identifying the U.S. and Israel as the perpetrators of these attacks.

Iraqis protest against US-Israeli strikes on Iran