On April 13th local time, State Councilor and Foreign Minister Qin Gang met with Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov in Samarkand. China is willing to work with Russia to implement the consensus reached by the two heads of state as the core task and promote the high-level operation of bilateral relations. Both sides should maintain high-level exchanges and maintain political mutual trust. Promote the early implementation and effectiveness of the Joint Declaration on the Development Plan for Key Directions of Sino Russian Economic Cooperation signed by the two heads of state, leading to high-quality development of bilateral economic and trade cooperation. Deepen legislative and cultural exchanges and cooperation. Lavrov stated that Russia and China maintain frequent high-level interaction and strategic collaboration, demonstrating the positive momentum and full resilience of bilateral relations. The Russian side is willing to work with the Chinese side to implement the important consensus reached by the two heads of state, promote key plans for economic cooperation between Russia and China, fully leverage the role of cooperation mechanisms in various fields, and further facilitate personnel exchanges. The Russian side firmly supports China in safeguarding its core interests, actively supports the Global Development Initiative, Global Security Initiative, and Global Civilization Initiative, advocates defending the United Nations Charter, adhering to the principle of sovereign equality, advocating effective multilateralism, and is willing to work together to maintain regional peace, stability, and sustainable development. Both sides will continue to strengthen coordination and cooperation within the multilateral frameworks of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and the BRICS countries, promoting world multipolarity and democratization of international relations. The two sides will strengthen the connection between the "the Belt and Road" initiative and the Eurasian economic union, discuss the feasibility study of free trade, and strive for early harvest. Both sides also exchanged views on the crisis in Ukraine. Qin Gang introduced the recent call from China to the international community, emphasizing that there is no panacea for resolving the crisis, and that all parties need to start from themselves, accumulate mutual trust, and create conditions for ending the war and peace talks. China will continue to play a constructive role in promoting a political solution and restarting peace talks. Lavrov positively evaluated China's stance and advocated that a systematic solution should be sought for complex issues. Russia opposes group confrontation and will continue to adhere to the direction of political resolution. (New News Agency)