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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
BEIJING, July 13 (Xinhua) — Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov in Beijing on Sunday.
Wang Yi, also a member of the Politburo of the CPC Central Committee, welcomed S. Lavrov, who arrived in China to participate in the meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member states.
The head of the Chinese Foreign Ministry said that China hopes to work with Russia and other SCO members to properly prepare for the organization's summit in Tianjin /Northern China/ and take the development of the SCO to a new level.
Recalling that this year marks the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, Wang Yi stressed that both sides should also hold a series of commemorative events to mark the 80th anniversary of the victory in World War II and uphold the correct historical interpretation of the war.
S. Lavrov, for his part, expressed Russia’s readiness to work with China to deepen cooperation in various areas under the strategic leadership of the heads of the two states and to promote constant new achievements in Russian-Chinese relations.
The head of the Russian Foreign Ministry assured that Russia will continue to fully support China's rotating chairmanship of the SCO, strengthen communication and cooperation within the SCO and other organizations, and contribute to the successful holding of the summit in Tianjin.
The sides also exchanged views on issues such as the situation on the Korean Peninsula, the Ukrainian crisis and the Iranian nuclear issue. –0–
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