00:00China's top diplomat Wang Yi says ties between Beijing and Moscow remain stable, mature and strategically significant
00:07following talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Beijing on Sunday.
00:12The two discussed their relations with the US and the outlook for ending the war in Ukraine.
00:20They also exchanged views on the Korean Peninsula and Iran's nuclear issue.
00:24Wang added that Russian President Vladimir Putin's upcoming visit to China is a top priority in the months ahead.
00:31Lavrov is in China to attend a meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization's foreign ministers.
00:37He and Wang recently met US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on the sidelines of the ASEAN foreign ministers meeting in Malaysia to discuss the issue of Ukraine.
00:46The US has been a strong critic of Russia's slow progress on peace talks and has also voiced concerns over China's role in the conflict.
00:53China and Russia announced a no-limits partnership in February 2022, just days before Moscow sent thousands of troops into Ukraine.
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