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Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi made the
remarks while meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on the
sidelines of the Formal Meeting of the BRICS Ministers of Foreign Affairs in
Johannesburg, South Africa.
President Putin is scheduled to pay a state visit to China on
June 8-10 and attend the Qingdao Summit of the Shanghai Cooperation
Organization (SCO), said Wang.
It will be President Putin's first visit to China in a new
presidential term and it will also be the first time for President Xi Jinping
and President Putin to meet each other in this year, which will be of great
significance to the planning of the development of China-Russia relations in
the next phase, said Wang.
During the talks, the two sides agreed that, China and Russia,
as comprehensive strategic partners of coordination, should further
strengthen coordination and cooperation to uphold the fundamental principles
of international relations, maintain international fairness and justice and
protect the overall interests of emerging markets and developing countries.
The two foreign ministers also exchanged views on the situation
on the Korean Peninsula and agreed to further enhance coordination and
cooperation to make efforts towards and contribute to the realization of a
nuclear-free Korean Peninsula of lasting peace and stability.
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Source: NDO
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