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Moscow, Beijing agreed to widen cooperation: Ifax
Interfax said cooperation included building up foreign policy coordination and speaking with one voice on global affairs.
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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi exchange documents during a signing ceremony following their talks in Guilin on March 23, 2021. (AFP/Handout)
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ussia and China agreed to widen cooperation at a meeting of their foreign ministers in China on Wednesday, the Interfax news agency cited Russia's foreign ministry as saying, amid what Moscow described as "difficult international conditions".
Interfax said cooperation included building up foreign policy coordination and speaking with one voice on global affairs.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov in the eastern Chinese province of Anhui, Reuters reported.
Lavrov's trip to is his first visit to the key ally since Moscow launched its invasion of Ukraine last month.
In a post on its Weibo social media account, the Russian embassy in Beijing confirmed Lavrov had landed in the eastern city of Huangshan, posting photos of delegates descending from a plane and being met by health officials in hazmat suits.
Lavrov will attend a series of meetings hosted by China to discuss ways to help Afghanistan. Diplomats from the United States and the Taliban-led country's neighbours are also expected to attend.
But Russia's bloody assault on Ukraine is likely to loom large over proceedings.
Unlike many Western nations, China has refused to condemn the invasion and has lagged behind many other countries in providing humanitarian aid to Ukraine.
Beijing has said Foreign Minister Wang Yi will collectively meet with representatives at the meeting, but it is not clear whether he will meet one-on-one with Lavrov.
