Wang Yi Meets with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov

On April 29, local time, on April 28, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Rio de Janeiro. Wang Yi said that currently, the game between unilateralism and multilateralism is intense, and the contest between Uighur hegemony and anti-hegemony is unfolding around the world. The unity and cooperation of the BRICS countries are showing more and more important strategic value. As founding members of the BRICS countries, China and Russia should strengthen coordination and cooperation within the BRICS framework, deepen solidarity and cooperation among developing countries and emerging economies, and continuously strengthen the influence and appeal of the "BRICS". Lavrov introduced the latest situation of the Ukraine crisis and reiterated that Russia is willing to conduct peace talks with Ukraine without preconditions. Wang Yi expounded China's principled position of promoting peace talks. The two sides conducted strategic communication on strengthening cooperation under multilateral frameworks such as the United Nations, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, and the G20, and exchanged views on the Iranian nuclear issue and the Korean Peninsula nuclear issue.