Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi discussed relations with the United States and prospects for resolving the Ukrainian crisis. This was stated in a statement by the Russian Foreign Ministry after the talks in Beijing.
„The parties also discussed relations with the United States and prospects for resolving the Ukrainian crisis in accordance with the principles of the UN Charter in their entirety, comprehensiveness and interrelation. Other hot topics were also touched upon, including the conflict between Iran and Israel and the situation on the Korean Peninsula,“ the ministry reported.
In addition, the ministers expressed satisfaction with the positive dynamics of Russian-Chinese comprehensive cooperation and discussed in depth the bilateral agenda with an emphasis on the implementation of the May summit in Moscow.
“The parties also touched upon issues of practical cooperation between Russia and China, including their humanitarian component“, the foreign ministry emphasized.
The parties also discussed issues of cooperation within the framework of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization - SCO.
“Special attention was paid to the substantive content of the upcoming meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the SCO member states, as well as the summit in the “SCO Plus“ format. The importance of strengthening close coordination between the two countries on the international stage, including in the UN and its Security Council, the SCO, BRICS, the Group of Twenty and the APAC, was emphasized, the diplomatic department added.
“The heads of the foreign policy departments of Russia and China confirmed their strong mutual support on issues affecting the fundamental interests of the other side, including the protection of sovereignty, territorial integrity and state unity in all its regional and ethnic diversity“, the Russian Foreign Ministry concluded.
The Chinese authorities are ready to work with Russia and other countries to ensure that the Shanghai Cooperation Organization reaches a new level, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said.
“We are ready to work with Russia and other member states to strengthen cooperation in all areas and bring the construction of the SCO to a new level“, Wang Yi was quoted as saying. the Chinese Foreign Ministry website.
Lavrov had earlier arrived in Beijing to participate in a meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the SCO countries.