Speaking with a newly appointed Chinese colleague is the Russian foreign minister

Sergey Lavrov, the new foreign minister of Russia, spoke with Qin Gang, the new foreign minister of China.
Officials discussed the progress of their practical collaboration and political conversation over the phone, according to the Russian Foreign Ministry.
In the statement, it was stated that they rejected "the US and its satellites' policy to establish hegemony in world affairs, provoking confrontation between Russia and China for this purpose, interference in their internal affairs, and attempts by the West to restrain the development of our countries by imposing sanctions and other illegitimate methods."
It also said that Lavrov and Qin emphasized the necessity of taking a coordinated approach to basic challenges of world development and gave a favorable review of their engagements with the UN, G-20, and BRICS.
The 56-year-old succeeded Wang Yi as China's foreign minister last month after serving as Beijing's ambassador to the United States since July 2021.