“NATO appoints its enemies in order.
Russia is number one.
China is in second place,” he said, speaking to foreign diplomats at the Russian embassy in Addis Ababa.
Lavrov added that all principles can be violated if the West decides to punish someone.
Earlier, Chinese Ambassador to the United States Qin Gang said that relations between China and the United States have not yet overcome the difficulties that appeared during the presidency of Donald Trump, but Beijing hopes that positive signals from the current American administration will translate into concrete actions.