now in force a year ago on february 4 during president putin's visit to beijing , in conjunction with the opening of the olympiadl document of the un and which underlies all our further actions. you mentioned, uh, meeting in new delhi and uh, on the sidelines of that meeting. eh, you had as i understand it. a short conversation with the state secretary. why? it was such an interesting, uh, moment, because prior to this , uh, the state department had categorically stated that, damn it, was not going to meet with you, not with the foreign minister, of china at this event this week. ah. well, firstly, i was struck by the contrast of their previous statements that nothing will happen and what they showed to organize this meeting, but on the other hand. that is why it could not be done in a format where there could be really some meaningful conversations. why do you think this meeting was requested by the american country and from your point of view, what happened at this meeting? what with what could you share with us, well, it was already on both sides. uh message made. e that we discussed the situation in the fiel