US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Russian FM Sergey Lavrov met twice on the sidelines of the ASEAN summit in Malaysia, focusing on the Ukraine war. Rubio also met China’s Wang Yi in a high-stakes discussion as tensions between Washington and Beijing continue to rise over regional and global issues.
Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (centre) arrives for a meeting on the sidelines of the ASEAN summit, on Friday. Pic/AFP
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio met again on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) foreign ministers’ meeting in Kuala Lumpur, with the war in Ukraine at the centre of discussions.
The talks followed a 50-minute meeting between the two top diplomats a day earlier. While no details have emerged from Friday’s exchange, Rubio told reporters after Thursday’s talks that both sides had discussed a possible “new and different approach” to reviving peace efforts in Ukraine.
“I wouldn’t characterise it as something that guarantees peace,” Rubio said, “but it’s a concept that I’ll take back to the president.” The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs described the meeting on Friday as a “substantive and frank exchange” of views on Ukraine, as well as on Iran, Syria, and wider global issues.
Rubio meets with Chinese foreign min
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio wrapped up his second and final day at the ASEAN conference in a high-stakes meeting with his Chinese counterpart as tensions grow between Washington and Beijing over several issues. After discussions with regional countries at the ASEAN forum in Malaysia, Rubio on Friday ended his first official trip to Asia with his first face-to-face talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi.
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