Sergei Shoigu, the secretary of Russia's Security Council, has held talks in Beijing with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, Russia's Interfax news agency reported on Friday.

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar met several foreign ministers, including Sergei Lavrov (Russia), Wang Yi (China), Penny Wong (Australia), on the sidelines of the G2O Foreign Ministers Meeting in Johannesburg on Thursday.

Chinese top diplomat Wang Yi held a strategic dialogue with Sergei Shoigu, secretary of the Russian Federation Security Council, in Beijing on Friday. Wang noted that under the strategic guidance of the two heads of state, China-Russia relations will continue to remain rock-solid and unshakable.

President Xi Jinping and Sergei Shoigu emphasize the need for strengthened China-Russia coordination in international and regional affairs. Both nations agree to maintain close communications and commence a new series of significant agendas.

JOHANNESBURG: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi discussed China-Russia relations with his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, Thursday on the sidelines of the G20 Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Johannes

China supports all efforts conducive to peace talks in Ukraine, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi told the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday, and stressed that Gaza and the West Bank are "not a bargaining chip in political trade-offs.

Beijing backs all peace efforts, including US President's Donald Trump's latest bid to strike a deal with Russia to end the war in Ukraine, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Thursday. In an address to Group of 20 (G20) foreign ministers,