The head of the Chinese Ministry of abroad Affairs Wang Yi, who is in Russia with a three-day visit, stressed that Beijing and Moscow are ready to "take peculiar work as permanent members of the UN safety Council... to encourage the planet to multipolar and democratize global relations and to make a fresh contribution to peace and improvement of humanity".
Sergei Lavrov, as stated in the Chinese MFA Communication, declared his willingness to cooperate with China on the issue of "defence of the principles of the United Nations Charter... and (to) prevent the rebirth of Nazism, fascism and militarism."
Russia and China "changed their views" on the war in Ukraine
With respect to the "crisis in Ukraine", as China continues to call the full-scale invasion launched by Russia 3 years ago, ministers have "listed views".
Lavrow reported that "Russia seeks to destruct the causes of the conflict and to build a permanent safety architecture in Eurasia".
Wang, on the another hand, "presented China's position in support of all efforts to advance peace, including through the "Friends of Peace Group" to play a constructive function in promoting a political solution to the crisis," stated the MFA, adding that the current geopolitical situation was besides discussed with peculiar attention to the situation in the Asia-Pacific region.
The Communist authorities of the PRC did not condemn Russian invasion of Ukraine. Beijing besides opposes Western sanctions imposed on Moscow. After the outbreak of the war, both countries strengthened cooperation in many areas, including military ones, and conducted joint military exercises. The value of bilateral trade reached evidence levels of 1.74 trillion yuan (237 billion dollars) last year.
