VIENTIANE: China and Russia's foreign ministers met their Southeast Asian counterparts on Friday (Jul 26) after vowing to counter "extra-regional forces", a day before Washington's top diplomat was due to arrive.
Russia n Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi pose for a photo on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Foreign Ministers meeting in Vientiane, Laos on Thursday, Jul 25, 2024.
Both held talks with counterparts from the bloc, while Wang also met with new British Foreign Secretary David Lammy. They also discussed implementing"a new security architecture" in Eurasia, Lavrov said in a statement, without elaborating. Wang and Blinken will meet in Laos, a spokeswoman for Beijing's foreign ministry said, to"exchange views on issues of common concern".On Friday Wang met ASEAN foreign ministers and hailed Beijing's deepening economic ties with the region.
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