“We are ready to strengthen our strategic partnership and close cooperation with the Russian side,” Wang Yi told Putin.
China’s top diplomat insisted that the partnership between the two countries “is neither directed against a third country nor yielded to pressure.”
Previously, he met with Russian Sergei Lavrov.
“Despite the intense turmoil on the world stage, Lavrov has demonstrated solidarity and readiness to defend each other’s interests, based on respect for international law and the central role of the United Nations,” Lavrov said. said.
On the final stop of his European tour, Wang Yi met with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitro Kuleba.
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/world/russia-china-ties-key-stabilise-international-situation-vladimir-putin-wang-yi-3297026 Russia-China ties hold key to ‘stability of international situation’: Putin