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🇷🇺🇮🇳 On November 8 in Moscow, FM Sergey Lavrov will have talks with Minister of External Affairs of the Republic of India Dr Subrahmanyam Jaishankar.
The Foreign Ministers of Russia and India will discuss tactics to further promote cooperation in key areas of focus and compare notes on the schedule of upcoming contacts.
The main topics will include:
👉 trade, investment, transport, logistics;
👉 using national currencies in mutual settlements;
👉 prospective energy projects, particularly on the Arctic shelf and in the Russian Far East.
The Ministers will exchange views on topical international issues, focusing on interaction within the #UN, the #SCO, #G20, #BRICS and #RIC.
#RussiaIndia
🇷🇺🇮🇳 On November 8 in Moscow, FM Sergey Lavrov will have talks with Minister of External Affairs of the Republic of India Dr Subrahmanyam Jaishankar.
The Foreign Ministers of Russia and India will discuss tactics to further promote cooperation in key areas of focus and compare notes on the schedule of upcoming contacts.
The main topics will include:
👉 trade, investment, transport, logistics;
👉 using national currencies in mutual settlements;
👉 prospective energy projects, particularly on the Arctic shelf and in the Russian Far East.
The Ministers will exchange views on topical international issues, focusing on interaction within the #UN, the #SCO, #G20, #BRICS and #RIC.
#RussiaIndia
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🎙 FM Sergey Lavrov’s opening remarks during talks with Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar
📍 Moscow, November 8, 2022
💬 We are delighted to welcome you to Moscow. We talk regularly, and this reflects the pace of growth that our leaders have set for our particularly privileged strategic partnership.
During the period of rapid change that the international community is going through, it is important to regularly coordinate our assessments and further plans to promote the achievement of all the objectives set by President of Russia Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi in politics, trade and economic spheres, investment, and technology, as well as in cultural and humanitarian exchanges.
We always closely coordinate our actions at international organisations, including the #UN, the UN Security Council where India is a non-permanent member, in #BRICS, the #G20 and the #SCO. All of this enriches our agenda.
#RussiaIndia #DruzhbaDosti
📍 Moscow, November 8, 2022
💬 We are delighted to welcome you to Moscow. We talk regularly, and this reflects the pace of growth that our leaders have set for our particularly privileged strategic partnership.
During the period of rapid change that the international community is going through, it is important to regularly coordinate our assessments and further plans to promote the achievement of all the objectives set by President of Russia Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi in politics, trade and economic spheres, investment, and technology, as well as in cultural and humanitarian exchanges.
We always closely coordinate our actions at international organisations, including the #UN, the UN Security Council where India is a non-permanent member, in #BRICS, the #G20 and the #SCO. All of this enriches our agenda.
#RussiaIndia #DruzhbaDosti
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🔴 #LIVE: Foreign Minister Sergey #Lavrov chairs UN Security Council debate on effective multilateralism through defence of principles of #UN Charter
📍 New York, April 24
🔗 https://twitter.com/mfa_russia/status/1650501926985801731
🔗 https://www.ruptly.tv/en/events/202304241400-LIVE14110-Lavrov-chairs-Security-Council-debate-on-effective-multilateralism-through-defence-of-principles-of-UN-Charter-first-part
🔗 https://mid.ru/en/press_service/video
#UNCharterIsOurRules
📍 New York, April 24
🔗 https://twitter.com/mfa_russia/status/1650501926985801731
🔗 https://www.ruptly.tv/en/events/202304241400-LIVE14110-Lavrov-chairs-Security-Council-debate-on-effective-multilateralism-through-defence-of-principles-of-UN-Charter-first-part
🔗 https://mid.ru/en/press_service/video
#UNCharterIsOurRules
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🔴 #LIVE: Foreign Minister Sergey #Lavrov chairs UN Security Council debate on effective multilateralism through defence of principles of #UN Charter
#UNCharterIsOurRules https://t.co/eDTImkkaLC
#UNCharterIsOurRules https://t.co/eDTImkkaLC
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🇺🇳 Foreign Minister Sergey #Lavrov chairs Security Council debate on effective multilateralism through defence of principles of #UN Charter
📍 New York, April 24
#UNCharterIsOurRules
📍 New York, April 24
#UNCharterIsOurRules
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🇷🇺🇮🇳 On May 4, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov held talks with Minister of External Affairs of the Republic of India Dr Subrahmanyam Jaishankar as part of his visit to Goa, #India, to participate in a meeting of the #SCO foreign ministers.
The Ministers exchanged views on the main issues of bilateral relations, including the schedule of upcoming contacts, as well as current issues on the global and regional agenda. The Ministers praised the dynamics of cooperation in key areas of the specially privileged strategic partnership between our countries.
The Parties reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening coordination activities to develop common approaches as part of interaction at the most important international platforms, including the #SCO, #BRICS, the #UN and the #G20.
The Ministers agreed to continue down the path of building a fair multipolar system of interstate relations.
#RussiaIndia #DruzhbaDosti
The Ministers exchanged views on the main issues of bilateral relations, including the schedule of upcoming contacts, as well as current issues on the global and regional agenda. The Ministers praised the dynamics of cooperation in key areas of the specially privileged strategic partnership between our countries.
The Parties reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening coordination activities to develop common approaches as part of interaction at the most important international platforms, including the #SCO, #BRICS, the #UN and the #G20.
The Ministers agreed to continue down the path of building a fair multipolar system of interstate relations.
#RussiaIndia #DruzhbaDosti
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🇷🇺🇨🇳 On May 4, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met with Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China Qin Gang on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation’s Foreign Ministers’ Council meeting in the state of Goa, India.
The two Ministers praised Russian-Chinese relations for the momentum they have gained against the backdrop of growing geopolitical instability.
The two officials exchanged views on the current state of and prospects for developing the #SCO, welcoming the collective efforts by its member states to ensure peace and security in Eurasia. They also mentioned the SCO’s growing prestige in international affairs and its key role in the regional security architecture.
During the meeting, Sergey Lavrov and Qin Gang reaffirmed their mutual commitment to stepping up coordination efforts within the #UN, the #SCO, #BRICS, #RIC, #G20 and other key international organisations and dialogue mechanisms. They discussed several hot topics, including efforts to promote a peace settlement in the Ukraine crisis.
The meeting also included a confidential exchange of views on the latest international matters with a focus on the developments in the Asia-Pacific Region considering the fact that extra-regional actors have been increasingly active in seeking to set up various exclusive blocs and formats that undermine the ASEAN-centric security and stability framework in the region.
The two Ministers share the view that modern neo-colonialist practices are unacceptable and have a destructive effect on most countries around the world and international relations in general.
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The two Ministers praised Russian-Chinese relations for the momentum they have gained against the backdrop of growing geopolitical instability.
The two officials exchanged views on the current state of and prospects for developing the #SCO, welcoming the collective efforts by its member states to ensure peace and security in Eurasia. They also mentioned the SCO’s growing prestige in international affairs and its key role in the regional security architecture.
During the meeting, Sergey Lavrov and Qin Gang reaffirmed their mutual commitment to stepping up coordination efforts within the #UN, the #SCO, #BRICS, #RIC, #G20 and other key international organisations and dialogue mechanisms. They discussed several hot topics, including efforts to promote a peace settlement in the Ukraine crisis.
The meeting also included a confidential exchange of views on the latest international matters with a focus on the developments in the Asia-Pacific Region considering the fact that extra-regional actors have been increasingly active in seeking to set up various exclusive blocs and formats that undermine the ASEAN-centric security and stability framework in the region.
The two Ministers share the view that modern neo-colonialist practices are unacceptable and have a destructive effect on most countries around the world and international relations in general.
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#RussiaChina
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🇷🇺🇵🇰 On May 4, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov held a meeting with Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on the sidelines of the meeting of the SCO Council of Ministers of Foreign Affairs in Goa, India.
They discussed the current state of Russian-Pakistani relations, regional and international affairs, and exchanged views on the situation in Afghanistan.
The Ministers praised Russia and Pakistan's interaction on the global stage, including at high-profile multilateral platforms such as the #UN and the #SCO.
🤝 The officials agreed to further expand contacts between the foreign ministries of the two countries.
#RussiaPakistan
They discussed the current state of Russian-Pakistani relations, regional and international affairs, and exchanged views on the situation in Afghanistan.
The Ministers praised Russia and Pakistan's interaction on the global stage, including at high-profile multilateral platforms such as the #UN and the #SCO.
🤝 The officials agreed to further expand contacts between the foreign ministries of the two countries.
#RussiaPakistan
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🎙 Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s opening remarks at talks with Foreign Minister of Belarus Sergey Aleinik (Moscow, May 17, 2023)
💬 We are glad to welcome you to Moscow.
This is your first visit to the Russian Federation after taking the office of Foreign Minister of the Republic of Belarus.
Today we have a busy agenda. Our countries are working on increasing the defence capacity on the western borders of the Union State, upholding justice in international relations, and asserting the inadmissibility of double standards in approaches to ensuring security in Europe.
☝️ The security architecture on the European continent is being actively destroyed by our Western neighbours. All the more important is coordination on the foreign policy front, which we carry out on the basis of two-year plans.
We will discuss the roles and tasks our ministries are facing in supporting the union state building, the implementation of the 28 union programmes, the provision of foreign political stewardship of the trade and economic cooperation, our actions at the #UN, #OSCE, #CIS, #CSTO, and #EAEU, as well as the strengthening of the Union State as the core of integration processes in the post-Soviet space.
💬 We are glad to welcome you to Moscow.
This is your first visit to the Russian Federation after taking the office of Foreign Minister of the Republic of Belarus.
Today we have a busy agenda. Our countries are working on increasing the defence capacity on the western borders of the Union State, upholding justice in international relations, and asserting the inadmissibility of double standards in approaches to ensuring security in Europe.
☝️ The security architecture on the European continent is being actively destroyed by our Western neighbours. All the more important is coordination on the foreign policy front, which we carry out on the basis of two-year plans.
We will discuss the roles and tasks our ministries are facing in supporting the union state building, the implementation of the 28 union programmes, the provision of foreign political stewardship of the trade and economic cooperation, our actions at the #UN, #OSCE, #CIS, #CSTO, and #EAEU, as well as the strengthening of the Union State as the core of integration processes in the post-Soviet space.
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🎙 Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s opening remarks during talks with Foreign Minister of Tajikistan Sirojiddin Muhriddin
📍 Dushanbe, June 6, 2023
🇷🇺🇹🇯 It is symbolic that we meet in the year of the 30th anniversary of the Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance. Last year we celebrated 30 years of diplomatic relations.
Since then, we have established a solid legal framework: more than 200 interstate and intergovernmental agreements have been signed. There are strong ties between the businesses of the two countries. More than 70 Russian regions are involved in expanding business cooperation with our Tajikistani friends.
Of course, we conduct political dialogue and have regular contacts at the level of heads of government. We were delighted to host President Emomali Rahmon on the occasion of the 78thanniversary of Victory Day on May 9. As you rightly said, Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin visited Tajikistan in March, when important talks took place. Just tomorrow, a series of events under the #CIS and the #EAEU aegis will open in Sochi, to be attended by Prime Minister of the Republic of Tajikistan Kokhir Rasulzoda.
🤝 We appreciate the attitude towards the Russian language displayed by the presidents and our Tajikistani friends working in culture and education. Russian universities are opening their branches here. The Russian-Tajik (Slavonic) University is working successfully. Last year, we hosted Days of Tajikistan in Russia. This year, we are preparing to hold Days of Russia in Tajikistan.
In international affairs, we participate fruitfully in the CIS, #SCO, CA+Russia, #UN, #CSTO and many other formats. We expect to hold useful talks today.
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📍 Dushanbe, June 6, 2023
🇷🇺🇹🇯 It is symbolic that we meet in the year of the 30th anniversary of the Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance. Last year we celebrated 30 years of diplomatic relations.
Since then, we have established a solid legal framework: more than 200 interstate and intergovernmental agreements have been signed. There are strong ties between the businesses of the two countries. More than 70 Russian regions are involved in expanding business cooperation with our Tajikistani friends.
Of course, we conduct political dialogue and have regular contacts at the level of heads of government. We were delighted to host President Emomali Rahmon on the occasion of the 78thanniversary of Victory Day on May 9. As you rightly said, Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin visited Tajikistan in March, when important talks took place. Just tomorrow, a series of events under the #CIS and the #EAEU aegis will open in Sochi, to be attended by Prime Minister of the Republic of Tajikistan Kokhir Rasulzoda.
🤝 We appreciate the attitude towards the Russian language displayed by the presidents and our Tajikistani friends working in culture and education. Russian universities are opening their branches here. The Russian-Tajik (Slavonic) University is working successfully. Last year, we hosted Days of Tajikistan in Russia. This year, we are preparing to hold Days of Russia in Tajikistan.
In international affairs, we participate fruitfully in the CIS, #SCO, CA+Russia, #UN, #CSTO and many other formats. We expect to hold useful talks today.
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🎙 Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s opening remarks during his meeting with Foreign Minister of Tajikistan Sirojiddin Muhriddin
📍 Dushanbe, June 6, 2023
💬 I completely share what you have said about the quality of our relations, strategic partnership and alliance. Our presidents have set the tone. They are building our relations on the foundation that had been laid over the past years. It is of principle importance, and we have praised it, that President of the Republic of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon took part in the Victory Parade on Red Square on May 9 together with other leaders.
Today we have a lot of topics that are being addressed for the benefit of our countries and peoples, above all economic and energy issues, which are the foundations of our economies. Today it is impossible to solve problems on one’s own, and that is why regional processes and integration formats in Central Asia and on the Eurasian continent are becoming more attractive.
🤝 We cooperate closely in these formats, including within the #CSTO and the #SCO. I believe that today we will outline other ways to support this cooperation even more actively and effectively in the interest of our nations.
I completely agree with you that it is necessary to further coordinate our actions on the international stage, above all at the #UN, as friends and allies do.
📍 Dushanbe, June 6, 2023
💬 I completely share what you have said about the quality of our relations, strategic partnership and alliance. Our presidents have set the tone. They are building our relations on the foundation that had been laid over the past years. It is of principle importance, and we have praised it, that President of the Republic of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon took part in the Victory Parade on Red Square on May 9 together with other leaders.
Today we have a lot of topics that are being addressed for the benefit of our countries and peoples, above all economic and energy issues, which are the foundations of our economies. Today it is impossible to solve problems on one’s own, and that is why regional processes and integration formats in Central Asia and on the Eurasian continent are becoming more attractive.
🤝 We cooperate closely in these formats, including within the #CSTO and the #SCO. I believe that today we will outline other ways to support this cooperation even more actively and effectively in the interest of our nations.
I completely agree with you that it is necessary to further coordinate our actions on the international stage, above all at the #UN, as friends and allies do.
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🇷🇺🇧🇾 Today, Belarus, a state linked to Russia by centuries of fraternal friendship and bonds of mutual assistance, is marking Independence Day.
#OnThisDay in 1944, Minsk was liberated from Nazi German invaders and occupants as a result of well-coordinated Red Army operations. Fighting shoulder to shoulder, our nations made a decisive contribution to the Victory over Nazism.
Today, Russian-Belarusian relations are those of strategic partnership and alliance. Together, our countries continue to overcome serious difficulties and defend their interests on the international scene. They collaborate closely in the field of military and military-technical cooperation and in ensuring collective security.
Moscow and Minsk jointly streamline various institutions of the Union State and promote integration projects in the Eurasian region. Our countries voice common or similar positions on many international issues and cooperate closely in the #CSTO, the #EAEU, the #CIS, the #UN, the #OSCE and other international and regional organisations.
🤝 We congratulate the fraternal people of Belarus on the national holiday. We wish them well-being and prosperity.
#RussiaBelarus #UnionState
#OnThisDay in 1944, Minsk was liberated from Nazi German invaders and occupants as a result of well-coordinated Red Army operations. Fighting shoulder to shoulder, our nations made a decisive contribution to the Victory over Nazism.
Today, Russian-Belarusian relations are those of strategic partnership and alliance. Together, our countries continue to overcome serious difficulties and defend their interests on the international scene. They collaborate closely in the field of military and military-technical cooperation and in ensuring collective security.
Moscow and Minsk jointly streamline various institutions of the Union State and promote integration projects in the Eurasian region. Our countries voice common or similar positions on many international issues and cooperate closely in the #CSTO, the #EAEU, the #CIS, the #UN, the #OSCE and other international and regional organisations.
🤝 We congratulate the fraternal people of Belarus on the national holiday. We wish them well-being and prosperity.
#RussiaBelarus #UnionState
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🇷🇺🇨🇳 On July 13, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Director of the Chinese Communist Party Central Committee Foreign Affairs Commission Office Wang Yi met on the sidelines of the ASEAN ministerial events in Jakarta.
The two diplomats praised the development of the political dialogue and practical interaction between Russia and China against the backdrop of increasing global turbulence. They paid special attention to the implementation of agreements reached following bilateral contacts at the highest political level since the beginning of the year. The Parties confirmed the importance of maintaining cooperation to deepen the two countries’ foreign political interaction.
Sergey Lavrov and Wang Yi discussed in detail cooperation within #ASEAN in the context of certain countries’ increased efforts to create bloc-focused military-political formats designed to undermine the ASEAN-centric system of maintaining security and stability in the Asia-Pacific region.
The Parties exchanged opinions on the current developments around the Ukrainian crisis and assessed the efforts of the global community to launch a peaceful negotiations process on Ukraine.
🤝 They also emphasised the importance of strengthening foreign political interaction between Moscow and Beijing at various international platforms, including the #UN, the #SCO, #BRICS, #APEC, the #G20 and others. The Sides expressed a shared commitment to boosting bilateral coordination regarding issues on the regional and global agenda in the interests of creating a more just and sustainable polycentric international order.
The two diplomats praised the development of the political dialogue and practical interaction between Russia and China against the backdrop of increasing global turbulence. They paid special attention to the implementation of agreements reached following bilateral contacts at the highest political level since the beginning of the year. The Parties confirmed the importance of maintaining cooperation to deepen the two countries’ foreign political interaction.
Sergey Lavrov and Wang Yi discussed in detail cooperation within #ASEAN in the context of certain countries’ increased efforts to create bloc-focused military-political formats designed to undermine the ASEAN-centric system of maintaining security and stability in the Asia-Pacific region.
The Parties exchanged opinions on the current developments around the Ukrainian crisis and assessed the efforts of the global community to launch a peaceful negotiations process on Ukraine.
🤝 They also emphasised the importance of strengthening foreign political interaction between Moscow and Beijing at various international platforms, including the #UN, the #SCO, #BRICS, #APEC, the #G20 and others. The Sides expressed a shared commitment to boosting bilateral coordination regarding issues on the regional and global agenda in the interests of creating a more just and sustainable polycentric international order.
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🇷🇺🇺🇳 Russia's position at the seventy-eighth session of the UN General Assembly
The primary objective of the 78th session of the UN General Assembly is to reaffirm the central and coordinating role of the universal Organization in global affairs and to strengthen the multipolar system of international relations.
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👉 We have consistently advocated strengthening the multilateral framework of international relations and world economy based on the universal norms of international law, first and foremost the provisions of the UN Charter, focusing on the unconditional respect for the sovereign equality of states and non-interference in their internal affairs.
❗️ It is pivotal to prevent a small group of Western countries from taking control of the UN by striving to substitute generally recognized principles of cooperation between the states with non-consensual constructs.
#UN
The UN Security Council reform should aim to strengthen the representation of developing states from Africa, Asia and Latin America in the Security Council without prejudice to the UNSC's effectiveness and operational efficiency. Low twenties seems the optimum number of members of the reformed Council.
We support realistic initiatives to revitalize the work of the UN General Assembly within the relevant Ad Hoc Working Group. It is of paramount importance to fine-tune UNGA working methods, streamline its overloaded agenda and strengthen multilingualism.
#Sanctions
Sanctions are an important auxiliary tool for the UNSC to suppress activities threatening international peace and security. They must not be used as a means of punishment. They should be carefully measured, targeted and time-limited and take into account political, socio-economic, human rights and humanitarian consequences.
❗️It is unacceptable to introduce, in addition to UNSC sanctions, further unilateral coercive measures, especially those with extraterritorial effect. We advocate for including this requirement in relevant SC resolutions.
#UNGA78
The primary objective of the 78th session of the UN General Assembly is to reaffirm the central and coordinating role of the universal Organization in global affairs and to strengthen the multipolar system of international relations.
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👉 We have consistently advocated strengthening the multilateral framework of international relations and world economy based on the universal norms of international law, first and foremost the provisions of the UN Charter, focusing on the unconditional respect for the sovereign equality of states and non-interference in their internal affairs.
❗️ It is pivotal to prevent a small group of Western countries from taking control of the UN by striving to substitute generally recognized principles of cooperation between the states with non-consensual constructs.
#UN
The UN Security Council reform should aim to strengthen the representation of developing states from Africa, Asia and Latin America in the Security Council without prejudice to the UNSC's effectiveness and operational efficiency. Low twenties seems the optimum number of members of the reformed Council.
We support realistic initiatives to revitalize the work of the UN General Assembly within the relevant Ad Hoc Working Group. It is of paramount importance to fine-tune UNGA working methods, streamline its overloaded agenda and strengthen multilingualism.
#Sanctions
Sanctions are an important auxiliary tool for the UNSC to suppress activities threatening international peace and security. They must not be used as a means of punishment. They should be carefully measured, targeted and time-limited and take into account political, socio-economic, human rights and humanitarian consequences.
❗️It is unacceptable to introduce, in addition to UNSC sanctions, further unilateral coercive measures, especially those with extraterritorial effect. We advocate for including this requirement in relevant SC resolutions.
#UNGA78
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🇷🇺🇨🇳 On April 8-9, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov was on an official visit to China, where he was received by President of China Xi Jinping and held extensive talks with Foreign Minister of China Wang Yi.
The Chinese leader welcomed Sergey Lavrov’s arrival in Beijing as an important step of comprehensive preparations for President of Russia Vladimir Putin’s state visit to China, scheduled to take place this year.
Xi Jinping praised the current state of bilateral relations, which continue to develop dynamically considering the difficult situation in the world, and stated his readiness to further strengthen comprehensive partnership and strategic cooperation with Russia.
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During Sergey Lavrov’s talks with Wang Yi, the schedule of bilateral contacts at the high and highest levels was discussed, as well as separate issues of practical cooperation in various fields.
The two countries’ Foreign Ministers stressed the importance to promote mutual cooperation with the #UN, #SCO, #BRICS, #G20, #APEC and other multilateral mechanisms and forums. The Ministers also discussed ways to ensure security and stability in the Asia-Pacific regions considering the US’s policy to create limited-membership closed military-political alliances there, which are anti-Russia and anti-China.
Separate matters related to the developments around the Korean peninsula and Taiwan, as well as within the Middle Eastern settlement process, were discussed, as well as prospects of forming new security architecture in Eurasia against the backdrop of stagnating Euro-Atlantic mechanisms.
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The talks, held in Beijing in a traditionally trustful and friendly atmosphere, showed the two countries’ converging approaches to the major global processes and reaffirmed the importance of further promoting bilateral cooperation for strengthening peace and stability in the region and on the whole planet.
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The Chinese leader welcomed Sergey Lavrov’s arrival in Beijing as an important step of comprehensive preparations for President of Russia Vladimir Putin’s state visit to China, scheduled to take place this year.
Xi Jinping praised the current state of bilateral relations, which continue to develop dynamically considering the difficult situation in the world, and stated his readiness to further strengthen comprehensive partnership and strategic cooperation with Russia.
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During Sergey Lavrov’s talks with Wang Yi, the schedule of bilateral contacts at the high and highest levels was discussed, as well as separate issues of practical cooperation in various fields.
The two countries’ Foreign Ministers stressed the importance to promote mutual cooperation with the #UN, #SCO, #BRICS, #G20, #APEC and other multilateral mechanisms and forums. The Ministers also discussed ways to ensure security and stability in the Asia-Pacific regions considering the US’s policy to create limited-membership closed military-political alliances there, which are anti-Russia and anti-China.
Separate matters related to the developments around the Korean peninsula and Taiwan, as well as within the Middle Eastern settlement process, were discussed, as well as prospects of forming new security architecture in Eurasia against the backdrop of stagnating Euro-Atlantic mechanisms.
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The talks, held in Beijing in a traditionally trustful and friendly atmosphere, showed the two countries’ converging approaches to the major global processes and reaffirmed the importance of further promoting bilateral cooperation for strengthening peace and stability in the region and on the whole planet.
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