Russia, China reached broad agreements during Wang Yi's visit to Moscow, says Chinese MFA
NEW DELHI, March 2. /TASS/. Russia and China reached broad agreements during a visit to Moscow in late February by Director of the Office of the Central Foreign Affairs Commission of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), member of the CCP Politburo Wang Yi, Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang said on Thursday during a meeting with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov.
The meeting between Lavrov and Qin Gang takes place on the sidelines of the G20 Foreign Ministers' Meeting. That is the first personal contact between the ministers since Qin Gang's appointment as minister.
"Thanks to the strategic guiding role of our leaders, our relations continue to develop steadily and healthily, setting a positive example of bilateral relations between major powers," Qin Gang said. "Recently Comrade Wang Yi successfully visited Russia, where he exchanged views with you personally and also with the rest of his Russian colleagues, and [they] reached broad agreements. We took the opportunity to talk with you on all issues of mutual interest," he added.
Wang Yi visited Russia on February 21-22, where he met with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Security Council Secretary Nikolay Patrushev and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.
Photo by Russian Foreign Ministry Press Service/TASS
