Lavrov to visit China on April 14-15 - Russian Foreign Ministry

MOSCOW. April 13 (Interfax) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will pay an official visit to China on April 14-15 for talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

"The two foreign ministers will discuss a broad range of bilateral cooperation issues, prospective contacts on various levels, and international on the world stage with a focus on the joint work in the UN, BRICS, the SCO, the G20, the APEC and other multilateral mechanisms and forums," the statement said.

"There will be a detailed exchange of views on a number of hot topics and regional developments, including the Ukraine crisis and the Middle East situation," it said.