MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia and China’s international ministers on Sunday mentioned their relations with america and the prospects for ending the battle in Ukraine, Russia’s international ministry stated in an announcement.
President Vladimir Putin’s international minister, Sergei Lavrov, met Chinese language Overseas Minister Wang Yi, in Beijing on Sunday. Lavrov is because of attend a gathering of the Shanghai Cooperation Group’s (SCO) international ministers in China.
“The events additionally mentioned relations with america and prospects for resolving the Ukrainian disaster,” the international ministry stated.
“The significance of strengthening shut coordination between the 2 nations within the worldwide enviornment, together with within the United Nations and its Safety Council, the SCO, BRICS, the G20 and APEC, was emphasised,” the ministry stated.
China and Russia declared a “no limits” partnership in February 2022 when Putin visited Beijing, days earlier than he despatched tens of hundreds of troops into Ukraine. Putin has typically described China as an “ally”.
The U.S. casts China as its greatest competitor and Russia as its greatest nation-state risk.
(Reporting by Reuters; modifying by Man Faulconbridge)