Beijing [China], February 8 (ANI): Chinese President Xi Jinping held a telephonic conversation with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Thursday and said that Beijing is ready to work jointly with Moscow toward boosting international multilateral cooperation, Russia’s state agency TASS reported. “China actively supports Russia’s work as the BRICS chair in 2024 and is ready to deepen international multilateral cooperation with Russia,” state broadcaster CCTV quoted Xi as saying. President Xi told Putin that the two countries should pursue “close strategic coordination” and defend the sove…