Top Chinese, Russian, Indian diplomats to meet February 27

BEIJING, February 20. /TASS/. The Foreign Ministers of China, Russia and India will hold a regular meeting on February 27 in a Chinese city of Wuzhen, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Geng Shuang said at a briefing on Wednesday. Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi will chair the meeting, which will be attended by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj. "The 16th regular meeting of the Foreign Ministers of China, Russia and India will be held in Wuzhen (Zhejiang province, eastern China) on February 27. State Council member and Foreign Minister Wang Yi will meet his Russian and Indian counterparts," the diplomat said. "China, Russia and India are important global powers and emerging markets. They have important common interests and are responsible for maintaining global peace, stability and development. Since this trilateral mechanism was created, it has been playing an important role in bolstering strategic cooperation and coordinating positions, as well as reaching a consensus among the three nations," he added. The diplomat reiterated that last November, the leaders of the three countries held an official meeting in Argentina "pointing out the vectors of further development". "In the course of the [upcoming] meeting, the top diplomats will focus on implementing the consensus that the leaders reached, exchange views on the important international and regional issues, as well as discuss possibilities for intensifying trilateral cooperation. I am certain that this meeting will produce positive results," Geng concluded. Read more