Wang Yi met with Russian Foreign Minister Raferov

Xinhua News Agency, Tashan, July 29 (Reporter Cai Guodong) On July 28, 2022 local time, State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with Russian Foreign Minister Raferov during the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Foreign Minister's meeting in Tashken.

Wang Yi said that in the face of the current severe and complicated international situation, China and Russia, as the permanent member of the two major powers and the United Nations Security Council, to strengthen strategic communication in a timely manner, help to show the basic situation of Sino -Russian comprehensive strategic collaboration partnerships, and help promote it. The healthy and stable development of Sino -Russian relations will help adhere to and practice true multilateralism, and help promote the development of international order in a fair and reasonable direction.

Wang Yi said that this year marks the 20th anniversary of the signing of the "Shanghai Cooperation Organization", and the 15th anniversary of the signing of the "Long -term Neighbors and Friendship Cooperation Cooperation Treaty of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization", which is of great significance of inheritance. China is willing to strengthen the united work with various member states including Russia, so that the SCO is an important engine that defends the backbone of China for international fairness and justice, maintaining the stability of regions and world peace, and promoting the recovery of the global epidemic.

Lavrov said that "seeing people's hearts for a long time", Russian -China relations have undergone the test of international situation, fully demonstrating the traditional friendship and strategic mutual trust of the two countries. Russia is willing to maintain close high -level exchanges with China to promote pragmatic cooperation in various fields. The two sides should continue to strengthen multilateral affairs cooperation, support the core role of the United Nations in international affairs, maintain international law -based international order, and support developing countries to adhere to independence and independence.

The two sides actively evaluate the development of the SCO organizational development, and will jointly support Uzbekistan to run the meeting of the SCO Foreign Minister Council to jointly promote the meeting to achieve positive results and prepare for the Samalham Summit. The two parties will explore and optimize the operation of the SCO, and promote the expansion process of the SCO in an orderly manner.

The two sides believe that the SCO organizes a large country of food, energy production and consumer, and it is necessary to strengthen coordination and consensus to jointly play a constructive role in responding to global grain and energy security challenges.

The two sides agreed to deepen the docking with the Eurasian Economic Union to promote regional interconnection and common development.

The two sides also exchanged views on the Afghanistan issue, agreed to strengthen communication and coordination, and used the Afghan neighboring foreign ministers and other foreign ministers to involve Afang multilateral cooperation mechanisms to help Ah Ae's long -term stability.

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