The foreign ministers of Russia and China met on July 25 on the sidelines of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) talks in Laos. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in a statement afterward that he discussed issues of cooperation within ASEAN "in detail" with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi. The two also discussed implementing "a new security architecture" in Eurasia, according to the statement, which did not elaborate. Wang said Beijing was "ready to work with Russia to uphold the ASEAN-centered, open, and inclusive regional cooperation architecture" in the face of "external disturbances and obstacles." The meeting came a day after Wang held talks in China with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba.
Russian, Chinese Foreign Ministers Discuss Cooperation On Sidelines Of ASEAN
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (left) and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (file photo)