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The “traditional friendship” between Russia and China remains strong, Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov told his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi on Thursday. The two met on the sidelines of a meeting of foreign ministers from the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in the Uzbek capital Tashkent. Lavrov quoted an old Chinese saying “it takes a long time to see someone’s true heart”, according to a statement from the Chinese foreign ministry, and said Moscow wanted to maintain close contacts and practical cooperation . He added: “Russian-Chinese relations have withstood the test of international storms, fully demonstrating the traditional friendship and strategic...
