BEIJING: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro arrived in Beijing on Tuesday ahead of a meeting with China's Xi Jinping, state media reported, the final stint of a tour that began last week.
Television footage by official Chinese broadcaster CGTN showed Maduro and his wife alighting at a Beijing train station, where they were greeted by children bearing flowers.While onboard a high-speed train bound for the Chinese capital, Maduro broadcast a message on Venezuelan television praising the countries' strong bilateral relationship.
AFP PHOTO / VENEZUELAN PRESIDENCY / ZURIMAR CAMPOS'We have been sacrificing sleep, resisting fatigue, but motivated by the great joy that working for the people of Venezuela gives us.'Maduro, who touched down in the southern city of Shenzhen on Friday, is expected to stay in China until Thursday for his first state visit to the country since 2018.The 60-year-old leader is seeking to secure membership for Venezuela in BRICS, a bloc of rising nations.
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