Lavrov announces talks between Russian and Chinese leaders on margins of SCO and BRICS summits

Russian and Chinese leaders Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping will hold meetings on the margins of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in June and on the margins of the BRICS summit in October 2024. This was announced by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov at a press conference following talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi.

"We discussed the upcoming meetings of our leaders during various international events, including the BRICS summit in Kazan this October and the SCO summit in Astana in June. There will surely be other opportunities to maintain a regular political dialogue"

Sergey Lavrov Russian Foreign Minister

Sergey Lavrov also said that Wang Yi confirmed his participation in the meeting of the BRICS diplomatic heads in Nizhny Novgorod in June.

"A meeting of the BRICS Council of Foreign Ministers will be held in Nizhny Novgorod in June, at which Mr. Wang Yi has confirmed his participation, and we will consider key issues," Lavrov said.

He explained that during the talks with the Chinese foreign minister, special attention was paid to the schedule of high-level contacts, as the leaders' diplomacy is "a central element of the Russian-Chinese comprehensive partnership and strategic interaction."