Overview
- Sergey Lavrov, who arrived Tuesday for a two-day visit, will meet Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Beijing for in-person talks.
- China confirmed the trip at Wang Yi’s invitation and said the ministers will exchange views and coordinate positions on bilateral ties and regional issues.
- The agenda includes efforts to cool Middle East tensions, with a focus on risks around the Strait of Hormuz, a narrow waterway that carries much of the world’s oil, as well as the war in Ukraine.
- Russia’s Foreign Ministry and TASS said the talks are expected to cover preparations for a future state visit to China by President Vladimir Putin following an invitation from Xi Jinping.
- The ministers move recent phone diplomacy into the room after their Apr 5 call on de-escalation, as both countries coordinate at the UN and other forums and as Beijing promotes a four‑point peace proposal for the region.