Chinese foreign minister meets Russian top diplomat Lavrov

China's foreign minister Wang Yi met with top diplomat of Russia, Sergei Lavrov on Monday.

The two met at Beijing's Diaoyutai State Guesthouse for talks ahead of a visit to Beijing by Russian president Vladimir Putin. Putin to China, for a gathering of representatives of 130 countries that will be overshadowed by the Israel-Gaza war. Beijing is hosting representatives of 130 countries to mark a decade of its Belt and Road Initiatives (BRI), a key geopolitical project to extend China’s global reach.