The Russian foreign ministry stated after talks between their top diplomats that Moscow and Beijing strongly agreed on the United States and resolving the Ukraine conflict.
The announcement came as Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi began a four-day visit to Moscow with a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, the latest in a series of high-level discussions between the two key allies.
“The similarity of the parties’ positions regarding US actions in the international arena, including those of an anti-Russian and anti-Chinese nature, was stated”, said Sergei Lavrov.
“The parties discussed in detail the current state of affairs in Ukraine, noting the futility of attempts to resolve the crisis without taking into account Russia’s interests and, all the more so, without Russia’s participation”, the statement reads.
It went on to say, “Wang also told Lavrov about the content of talks he held over the weekend with US President Joe Biden’s national security advisor Jake Sullivan”.
Russia and China routinely brag about their ‘no limits’ partnership, as well as their economic and military cooperation.
China has attempted to portray itself as a neutral party in the Ukraine war while still providing Moscow with a critical diplomatic and financial lifeline as its international isolation deepens.
Wang restated Beijing’s position paper on the Ukraine war, which urged for peace talks but was received with mistrust when it was released earlier this year by the United States and NATO.
Wang informed Lavrov that the strategy takes into account the security concerns of all parties and is conducive to eliminating the root causes of the conflict.
“A permanent good-neighborly friendship, comprehensive strategic cooperation, and mutually beneficial cooperation between China and Russia will continue to contribute to the development and revitalization of each country”, he continued.
Wang is scheduled to hold security consultations during his visit at the invitation of Nikolai Patrushev, secretary of Russia’s security council.
In March, President Xi Jinping paid an official state visit to Moscow and announced that relations between the two nations had entered a new era.
In July, a Putin adviser stated that the Russian president intended to visit China in October.
Last week, at the annual Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok, Putin told Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Guoqing that Russia and China relations had reached an absolutely unprecedented, historical level.
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