Chinese president invites Russia to pool efforts to protect generally recognized int’l principles

BEIJING, April 23. /TASS/. China’s President Xi Jinping has invited the Russian side to pool efforts to protect generally recognized principles of international law, the Chinese foreign ministry reported on Monday. "We should pool efforts to protect generally recognized principles of international relations based on the norms of international law," Xi Jinping was quoted as saying at a meeting with visiting Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. For these ends, in his words, the two nations should expand cooperation within such formats as the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), BRICS (an acronym standing for an association of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa), and the Group of Twenty. "We should consolidate efforts with all other countries to build international relations of a new type," Xi stressed. The Russian top diplomat is currently on a two-day visit to China. He already met with his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi. On April 24, Lavrov will take part in a meeting of SCO foreign ministers. Read more