Lavrov invited the new head of the Chinese Foreign Ministry to visit Russia at a convenient time

This was reported on the website of the Russian Foreign Ministry.

Lavrov invited Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang to visit Russia at a convenient time.

During the telephone conversation, the parties discussed a number of topical issues on the bilateral, global and regional agenda.

Earlier, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Rudenko said that attempts by Western countries aimed at undermining cooperation between Russia and China were unsuccessful.