[Wang Yi meets with Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov] On April 28, local time, Wang Yi, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Foreign Minister, met with Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov in Rio de Janeiro. Wang Yi said that at present, the game between unilateralism and multilateralism is fierce, and the competition between hegemony and anti-hegemony is unfolding globally. The unity and cooperation of BRICS countries are showing increasingly important strategic value. As founding members of BRICS, China and Russia should strengthen coordination and cooperation within the BRICS framework, deepen the unity and cooperation of the vast developing countries and emerging economies, and continuously expand the influence and appeal of the "Greater BRICS". Lavrov introduced the latest situation of the Ukrainian crisis and reiterated that Russia is willing to conduct peace talks with Ukraine without preconditions. Wang Yi elaborated on China's principled position of persuading peace and promoting talks. The two sides conducted strategic communication on strengthening cooperation under multilateral frameworks such as the United Nations, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, and the Group of Twenty, and exchanged views on the Iranian nuclear issue and the Korean Peninsula nuclear issue.
