KABUL: The Foreign Ministers of Russia and China have discussed the crises in Ukraine and Iran, bilateral cooperation and relations with the United States on the sidelines of a meeting of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia (CICA).
Russia’s Foreign Ministry said Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met in Azerbaijan and discussed strengthening political coordination between the two countries.
According to a statement from the Russian Foreign Ministry, the two sides called for an end to the conflict involving Iran, warning that a prolonged crisis could threaten regional stability.
China, which has maintained extensive cooperation with Russia during the war in Ukraine, also stressed the importance of continuing diplomatic efforts to bring the conflict to an end.