Hope To Boost Communication, Trust: China Before Meet With India, Russia
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Russia, India, China (RIC) Foreign Ministers meeting is to be held via video link on Friday
China today said it hopes to strengthen communication, enhance mutual trust and build consensus with India and Russia at the annual meeting of the foreign ministers of the three countries at a time when the world has entered a period of turbulence and transformation at a faster pace.
The Russia, India, China (RIC) Foreign Ministers meeting -- to be held via video link on Friday -- will have in-depth discussion on several issues, including on combating COVID-19, multilateralism, and international and regional hotspots, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian told a media briefing here.
The world is facing the combined impacts of changes unseen in a century and the COVID-19 pandemic, and has entered a period of turbulence and transformation at a faster pace, he said.
"As major countries with global influence and the most representative emerging economies, China, Russia and India hold similar positions and shoulder important responsibility in promoting world peace, stability and development," Mr Zhao said.