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RUSSIA, CHINA 'IN BROAD AGREEMENT' ON UKRAINE
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Mon Mar 3, 2014 10:31AM GMT
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The Russian Foreign Ministry says Russia is in broad agreement with
China on the situation in crisis-hit Ukraine.
The ministry's announcement followed a telephone conversation between
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his Chinese counterpart
Wang Yi on Monday.
"The foreign ministers have exchanged their views on the situation
in Ukraine. They noted a broad overlap of the Russian and Chinese
views on the current situation in and around this country (Ukraine),"
the Russian Foreign Ministry said.
In addition, the Russian ministry said the two ministers pledged to
continue close contacts on the issue.
Meanwhile, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is expected to meet
with Lavrov later in the day on the sidelines of the UN Human Rights
Council in Geneva to discuss the spiraling crisis in Ukraine.
The developments come as seven major industrialized countries
denounced Russia's military actions in Ukraine's semi-autonomous
Republic of Crimea.
On March 1, the upper house of the Russian parliament unanimously
approved a request by President Vladimir Putin to deploy troops into
the Crimea if necessary.
The approval came after Crimea's regional Prime Minister Sergey
Aksenov asked Putin to help restore peace and calm in the region
amid tensions over the region's resistance against new pro-Western
authorities in Kiev.
Russia has dispatched hundreds of its troops to the Ukrainian territory
of Crimea "to protect its interests and also of those Russian speakers
in that region."
CAH/HJL/HRB
http://www.presstv.com/detail/2014/03/03/353041/russia-china-in-agreement-on-ukraine/
Mon Mar 3, 2014 10:31AM GMT
US 'orchestrated overthrow' in Ukraine
'Neo-Nazi leaders hold Ukraine captive'
Related Viewpoints:
Ukraine, Egypt: A tale of two coups
The Russian Foreign Ministry says Russia is in broad agreement with
China on the situation in crisis-hit Ukraine.
The ministry's announcement followed a telephone conversation between
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his Chinese counterpart
Wang Yi on Monday.
"The foreign ministers have exchanged their views on the situation
in Ukraine. They noted a broad overlap of the Russian and Chinese
views on the current situation in and around this country (Ukraine),"
the Russian Foreign Ministry said.
In addition, the Russian ministry said the two ministers pledged to
continue close contacts on the issue.
Meanwhile, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is expected to meet
with Lavrov later in the day on the sidelines of the UN Human Rights
Council in Geneva to discuss the spiraling crisis in Ukraine.
The developments come as seven major industrialized countries
denounced Russia's military actions in Ukraine's semi-autonomous
Republic of Crimea.
On March 1, the upper house of the Russian parliament unanimously
approved a request by President Vladimir Putin to deploy troops into
the Crimea if necessary.
The approval came after Crimea's regional Prime Minister Sergey
Aksenov asked Putin to help restore peace and calm in the region
amid tensions over the region's resistance against new pro-Western
authorities in Kiev.
Russia has dispatched hundreds of its troops to the Ukrainian territory
of Crimea "to protect its interests and also of those Russian speakers
in that region."
CAH/HJL/HRB