the Russian Federation and China will continue to work in strategic conjunction in the UN Security Council, Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), BRICS, Association of Southeast Asia (ASEAN) and a group of twenty (G20). This was stated by the Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov at a meeting with the Chinese colleague Van and during negotiations held in the fields of the G20 ministerial meeting in South Africa
“We will continue to work in strategic conjunction and in the UN, especially in its Security Council, and in the SCO and BRICS, with ASEAN and in the” Group of Twenty “. It is an important step in promoting the principles of multipolarity and the addiction of our Western colleagues to honest, fair, equal and mutually respectful work, ”the minister said.
Lavrov noted that the beginning of the New Year was “very productive” for the relationship of the Russian Federation and the PRC.
“There is no doubt that further work in the course of 2025 will bring results based on the tasks determined by the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin and the chairman of China Xi Jinping. Including in the course of recent thorough New Year’s contacts,” the Russian Foreign Minister said. < /p>
According to Lavrov, the relations of the Russian Federation and China “have become and remain an increasingly significant factor in the stabilization of the international situation, preventing its rolling to total confrontation.” “Our goals coincide in this,” he added.
Meanwhile, the Russian Foreign Ministry said that during the meeting “on the fields of“ Smid “Twenty” in Johannesburg, the parties gave a high assessment of the development of political dialogue and practical interaction between Russia and China as a stabilizing factor against the background of the preserved turbulence of the world system ” .
“Particular attention was paid to the work to ensure the implementation of the agreements reached between the chapters of two states, and the preparation of the upcoming Russian -Chinese contacts at the highest and high levels in 2025,” the report said.
“A thorough exchange of views on global and regional issues took place, including Eurasian security issues, the situation in the Middle East and the Asia -Pacific region, relations with the United States, the Ukrainian crisis. The heads of foreign policy departments discussed the interaction of the two countries within the United Nations, other international organizations and various multilateral formats ” – follows from the publication.
It is noted that “Van emphasized that, promoting the initiatives in favor of the peaceful settlement of the Ukrainian crisis, Beijing considers it necessary to eliminate its root causes on the basis of the relevant principles of the UN Charter, first of all, the requirements for unconditional respect for human rights”.
“A separate emphasis was placed on the activities of” Group twenty “to build an equal dialogue between representatives of the world majority and the West in the financial and economic sphere based on all the twenty mandate. The ministers also checked hours on issues related to the Shanghai organization of cooperation and association BRICS, ”said the Russian Foreign Ministry.