Russian and Chinese foreign ministers discuss settlement of the conflict in Ukraine

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi have discussed the settlement of the conflict in Ukraine, stressing the need to eliminate its root causes. This was reported by the Russian Foreign Ministry.

 

“The sides exchanged views on the prospects for resolving the Ukrainian crisis. The need to eliminate the root causes of the conflict as a basis for reaching lasting peace agreements was emphasised,” the Russian Foreign Ministry’s press service said.

The Russian Foreign Ministry stressed that the talks also raised the issues of practical and humanitarian cooperation between Russia and China.

Earlier, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi named three main tasks of cooperation between Russia and China in the context of global changes.