MOSCOW, February 2 Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and China's First Vice Foreign Minister Ma Zhaoxu, during a meeting on Thursday, reaffirmed their joint intention to protect the sovereignty of both countries and build a more just multipolar world order together, the Russian Foreign Ministry said. jointly build a fairer, more democratic multipolar world order,» the ministry said in a statement about the meeting on Thursday.
In addition, at the meeting, Lavrov and Zhaoxu jointly noted the rejection of confrontational policies and attempts by individual countries to interfere in the internal affairs of other states, to contain them development by sanctions and other illegitimate methods.
«During the conversation, Sergei Lavrov highly assessed the current state of relations between Russia and China, which are dynamically developing in line with agreements reached during the conversation between the leaders of the two countries on December 30, 2022. The issues of their practical implementation were discussed,» the Russian Foreign Ministry stressed.