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Chinese and Russian foreign ministers discussed the conflict in Ukraine during a meeting in Uzbekistan’s Samarkand, the Chinese foreign ministry said.
There is no “panacea” for resolving the crisis, China’s Foreign Minister Qin Gang told his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov, adding that China will continue to play a constructive role in promoting a political settlement and restarting peace talks, the ministry said.
Representatives from Iran and Pakistan also attended the meeting in Samarkand.
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang and Pakistani Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar in Samarkand, Uzbekistan [Russian Foreign Ministry Press Service via AP]