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BEIJING, May 8-- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday held a telephone conversation with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, on the 75th anniversary of the victory of the Great Patriotic War. China, Xi said, stands ready to work with Russia to firmly safeguard the fruits of the World War II (WWII) victory as well as international fairness and justice, support and practice multilateralism, and stay as determined as ever to build world peace, contribute to global prosperity and uphold the international order. On behalf of the Chinese government and people, Xi extended warm congratulations to Putin and the Russian people on the occasion of the Victory Day, which falls on May 9. Describing WWII as an uNPRecedented catastrophe in human history, Xi stressed that China and Russia, respectively as the main theater in Asia and Europe, made tremendous national sacrifices for and indelible contributions to achieving the final victory of WWII and saving mankind from existential peril, jointly writing a segment of history that is worth remembering forever. The Chinese and Russian people fought side by side and forged a great friendship, which has provided an inexhaustible and strong impetus for China-Russia relations and the friendship between the two nations from generation to generation, Xi added. Both as major victors in WWII and permanent members of the UN Security Council, he said, the two countries shoulder the special missions of maintaining world peace and security and promoting human development and progress. | 
