Russian and Chinese Foreign Ministers Meet in Baku; Hopes to Break Trade Record

Sergei Lavrov, Russia's Foreign Minister, meeting his Chinese counterpart in Baku, stressed the key role of the two countries' strategic partnership in fostering international stability and reported efforts to set a new record in trade exchanges.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, in a meeting with his Chinese counterpart in Baku, emphasized the key role of the two countries' strategic partnership in establishing international stability and announced efforts to set a new record in trade exchanges.

Ambassador Arjan-International Group: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met and talked with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on the sidelines of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (SICA) in Baku on Wednesday. Referring to the importance of relations between Moscow and Beijing, Lavrov stated that the strategic partnership of the two countries plays a decisive role in ensuring stability in the international arena.

The Russian Foreign Minister also expressed hope that the record of trade between the two countries will be broken this year. He mentioned that Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping, the presidents of the Russian and Chinese republics, have regular communication and Putin is eagerly waiting to meet his Chinese counterpart on the sidelines of the APEC summit. Lavrov has traveled to the Republic of Azerbaijan to participate in the 7th SICA Summit, which will be held on Thursday.

The head of the Foreign Relations Commission of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China met and discussed with the Russian Foreign Minister today.

After the meeting of the foreign ministers of the Caspian Sea countries, the Russian Foreign Minister told reporters: Iran and Argentina deserve to join BRICS and the preparatory process for the expansion of this group has begun.

Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister announced Moscow's readiness to transfer all of Iran's enriched uranium to Russian soil; A proposal that was previously proposed by Vladimir Putin and Tehran announced that a decision about it will be made based on national interests.