Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will visit China this week, Beijing said on Monday, April 13, as the two sides hope to boost cooperation.
“Russia’s foreign minister Lavrov will pay an official visit to China from April 14 to 15,” foreign ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun told a news conference.
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Lavrov will hold talks with China’s top diplomat Wang Yi in which the two will “exchange views and coordinate positions on the development of bilateral relations, cooperation in various fields, and international and regional issues of common concern,” Guo said.
The Russian foreign ministry said in a statement that the pair would discuss the war in Ukraine and the situation in the Middle East.
Beijing and Moscow are close economic and political partners, and the relationship has deepened further since Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
Wang held a call with Lavrov on April 5, when the pair agreed Beijing and Moscow would work together to de-escalate tensions in the Middle East.
