Russia’s top diplomat due in China on Monday, Tuesday: ministry

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will visit Moscow’s key diplomatic and economic partner China on Monday and Tuesday, his ministry said in a statement on Sunday.

“On April 8 and 9, the foreign affairs minister of the Russian Federation, Sergei Lavrov, will undertake an official visit in the People’s Republic of China, during which discussions with (his Chinese counterpart) … Wang Yi are planned,” the foreign ministry said.