Chinese new foreign ministers Qin Gang and Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov talled on Monday (January 9), indicating that China is willing to continue to promote the development of Sino -Russian relations.
According to the press release of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China, Qin Gang said that under the leadership of the State of China and Russia, the comprehensive strategic cooperation partnership between China and Russia has maintained a high level of development, exchanges and cooperation in various fields advance, friendly and public opinionThe foundation continues to consolidate.
He said that Sino -Russian relations are based on not alliance, not confrontation, or targeting third parties. China is willing to work with Russia to implement the important consensus between the two heads of state and continue to push Sino -Russian relations.Qin Gang also said that he would like to maintain close exchanges with Lavrov.
In response to the Ukraine crisis, Qin Gang said that China will continue to follow the "four should" and "four commons" proposed by President Xi Jinping as the fundamental follow to treat and deal with the Ukrainian issue.
According to the Chinese press release, Lavrov congratulated Qin Gang as a Chinese foreign minister, expressed his expectation to establish a good working relationship, lead the two countries' foreign departments to continue to cooperate closely, work together to implement the important consensus of the two heads of state, and promote Russia and ChinaComprehensive strategic collaboration partnership has continued to achieve new results.
According to the Russian satellite news agency, Lavrov invited Qin Gang to visit Russia while talking to Qin Gang.
