China's And Russia's Foreign Ministers Meet To Discuss Ukraine And Afghanistan

It was Wang's first in-person meeting with Lavrov since Moscow began its invasion of Ukraine 

DW: China and Russia meet to discuss Ukraine, Afghanistan 

Beijing and Moscow have agreed to broaden bilateral cooperation and speak on global affairs "with a united voice," Russia said after talks between both countries' foreign ministers.

China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Wednesday held talks with his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, in the eastern Chinese province of Anhui, where China was set to host two days of meetings on Afghanistan. 

During their meeting, both sides agreed to deepen their cooperation and speak on global affairs "with a united voice," the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement. 

Wang said that Chinese and Russian relations had "withstood the test of international turbulence" and continued to develop "resiliently," China's Phoenix TV reported. 

It was Wang's first in-person meeting with Lavrov since Moscow began its invasion of Ukraine.  

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