Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov met Chinese President Si Jin-Pching on Tuesday in Beijing. Referring to the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, AFP reported this, TASR writes.
Lavrov and discussed several questions of bilateral relationships Including preparations for the visit of Russian leader Vladimir Putin in China, where he will participate in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit (SOS) and at the celebrations of the anniversary of the end of World War II.
On Sunday, Lavrov met his Chinese colleague Wang and discussed Ukraine and relations with the United States. The Russian Foreign Minister arrived in China after a visit to North Korea, where he was assured of the support of Russia in a war, which unleashed against Ukraine. Beijing, a diplomatic and economic ally of Moscow, claims that it is neutral in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, AFP recalled.
However, China has never condemned the war for more than three years, which began with the invasion of the Russian army on Ukraine 24 February 2022, Neither did Russia call for the withdrawal of its units. Many allies of Ukraine believe that Beijing Moscow provides support. At the same time, China regularly calls on the end of the fighting in Ukraine, while at the same time meeting Western countries, which – according to Moscow and Beijing – prolongs the war by delivering weapons to Ukraine.
Beijing has long been trying to present a ten -member chaos as a counterweight of power blocks led by the West like NATOand promotes strengthening cooperation between its Member States in the field of politics, security, trade and science.
