Russia to prioritize 'strategic partnership' with China: Lavrov
a's foreign minister, Sergey Lavrov, lauded the"inexhaustible potential" of his country's strategic relationship with China on Wednesday.
Moscow's top diplomat called for more economic integration with its powerful neighbor as the war in Ukraine neared 100 days and the West's wide-ranging sanctions continued to endanger Russia's growth. In prepared remarks at the top of an academic conference hosted by state-backed think tanks from Moscow and Beijing, Lavrov said Russia's cooperation withcontinued to grow in"scale and intensity" despite punctuative measures and an"information war" led by the United States.
Developing the"strategic partnership" between the two countries"remains among Russia's foreign policy priorities," he said."The experience of working together in the new environment shows that our ties have a powerful, truly inexhaustible potential, and are confidently passing endurance tests."
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