Sergei Lavrov in Beijing for the first time since the invasion of Ukraine
This screen capture taken on March 30, 2022 from video by state broadcaster China Central Television (CCTV) via AFPTV shows Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (L) with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi during on his first visit to China since Moscow launched its invasion of Ukraine in February, to Huangshan in China's Anhui province.
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The Chinese and Russian foreign ministers are meeting this Wednesday, March 30 for the first time since the invasion of Ukraine.
Wang Yi hosted Sergei Lavrov in Anhui, east China, where the third annual conference of neighboring countries of Afghanistan will be held on Thursday.
The Russian Foreign Minister welcomed the prospect of a more "just" world order, thanks to Russia's partnership with China.
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With our correspondent in Beijing,
Stéphane Lagarde
Wang Yi and Sergei Lavrov are once again neck and neck under the shooting of the photographers.
Greetings “
barrier gesture
” from the Covid era for the two Chinese and Russian diplomats, who have not seen each other since Vladimir Putin came to the Beijing Olympics at the beginning of February.
This was before the invasion of Ukraine by the Russian army, which sparked the worst confrontation between Moscow and the West since the end of the Cold War.
The " limitless
" Sino-Russian strategic partnership
is under close scrutiny.
"
Russian-Chinese relations have withstood the new test of international changes,"
said
Wang Yi
in the first minutes of the interview
.
"China stands ready to work with the Russian side, guided by the important consensus of the two heads of state, to promote China-Russia relations in the new era to a higher level
."
“
Superior
” and no longer “
limitless
”, or “
limitless in the struggle for peace, safeguarding security and opposing hegemony
”, specifies China Central Television CGTN on its
Twitter account
in quoting the Chinese State Councilor, who adds that “
Sino-Russian cooperation is non-alignment, non-confrontation and non-targeting of third (countries).
»
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To read also: War in Ukraine: faced with Western pressure, Chinese diplomacy turns to the south
“
We will move forward with you towards a multipolar and democratic world order
”, continues Sergei Lavrov, according to the
comments reported by Russian diplomacy
on his Twitter account.
The Russian Foreign Minister also held talks with his Pakistani counterpart Shah Mahmood Qureshi in Tunxi.
The opportunity for Russia to formulate a new attack against the United States.
“
Those who tried to make Afghanistan the center of world politics are now trying to replace Afghanistan with Ukraine
,” he said.
Because this Thursday, March 30, in Anhui, officials from Central Asia, Qatar, Iran and other countries neighboring Afghanistan are meeting to coordinate regional, economic and humanitarian support in Kabul.
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To read also:
The Chinese Minister of Foreign Affairs scouting in Afghanistan
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