INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Russia and China’s foreign ministers on Sunday discussed their relations with the United States and the prospects for ending the war in
Ukraine, China and Russia’s foreign ministries said in a statement.
President Vladimir Putin’s foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, met
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, in Beijing on Sunday
Lavrov is due to attend a meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization’s (SCO) foreign ministers in China, Reuters reported.
“The
parties also discussed relations with the United States and prospects for resolving the Ukrainian crisis,” Russia’s foreign ministry
said.
“The importance of strengthening close coordination between the two countries in the international arena, including in the United
Nations and its Security Council, the SCO, BRICS, the G20 and APEC, was emphasized,” the ministry said.
The close contact between the two
countries was to “promote the development and revitalisation of each other, and jointly respond to the challenges brought about by a
turbulent and changing world,” China’s Foreign Ministry said.
Both sides also exchanged views on the Korean Peninsula and the Iranian
nuclear issue, China’s Foreign Ministry said.
China and Russia declared a “no limits” partnership in February 2022 when Putin visited
Beijing, days before he sent tens of thousands of troops into Ukraine
Putin has sometimes described China as an “ally”, read the report.
The U.S
casts China as its biggest competitor and Russia as its biggest nation-state threat.
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