Sergei Lavrov was visiting China after a trip to North Korea, where North Korean support was assured on the Ukrainian file.
“Sino-Russian relationships are today, among the great powers, the most stable, most mature and richest relationship in strategic value in the world“Said his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi said to him, according to a statement from the Chinese Foreign Ministry.
Priority is today to “The joint preparation of the next high -level exchanges“, “deepening global strategic cooperation“, or”The common response to the challenges posed by a world in mutation and turbulence“Added Wang Yi.
The two ministers also discussed the situation in the Korean peninsula, the Ukrainian crisis, the Iranian nuclear file and other international subjects, the statement said.
The war in Gaza but also relations with Washington also appeared on the menu for discussions, according to a statement distinct from Russian diplomacy.
China, a leading diplomatic and economic partner in Russia, says adopt a position of neutrality on the Ukrainian file.
Beijing did not condemn the Russian invasion launched in 2022, nor explicitly called for the withdrawal of Russian troops from Ukraine. kyiv’s Allied countries consider them that China provides decisive support in Moscow.