BEIJING, July 13 (Xinhua) — Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Sunday in Beijing.
Wang, additionally a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, welcomed Lavrov to China to attend the Meeting of the Council of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Member States.
China is prepared to work with Russia and different member states to arrange for the Tianjin Summit, and promote the event of the SCO to a brand new stage, Wang stated.
Noting that this 12 months marks the eightieth anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People’s War of Resistance in opposition to Japanese Aggression, Wang stated that each side also needs to maintain a collection of commemorative actions for the eightieth anniversary of the victory of World War II (WWII) and safeguard the proper historic narrative on WWII.
Lavrov expressed willingness to work with China to deepen cooperation in numerous fields underneath the strategic steering of the 2 heads of state, and promote steady new achievements in Russia-China relations.
Russia will proceed to totally assist China in holding the rotating presidency of the SCO, improve communication and collaboration throughout the framework of the SCO and others, and make sure the full success of the Tianjin Summit, Lavrov stated.
The two sides additionally exchanged views on such points because the Korean Peninsula, the Ukraine disaster and the Iranian nuclear problem.