Russian foreign minister aims for “cooperation, not provocation,” says Moscow FILE PHOTO. Arrival of the IL-96 plane with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov at Zvartnots airport. © Sputnik / Asatur Yesayants
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is traveling to Asia to promote cooperation, not to provoke China like US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, his spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Tuesday. Moscow’s chief diplomat is scheduled to visit Myanmar and attend the Russia-ASEAN meeting in Cambodia.
“It’s hot there now, in every sense,” Zakharova said on Telegram. “Lavrov brings not provocation, like Pelosi, but cooperation. See you there!”
Pelosi, the California Democrat currently presiding over the US House of Representatives, flew to Taiwan on Tuesday evening, ignoring a string of Chinese warnings and protests. She is the most senior US official to visit the island in 25 years. (RT)
