China's Wang says discussed Ukraine, Gaza conflicts with Russia's Lavrov

China's top diplomat Wang Yi said he had discussed the conflicts in Gaza and Ukraine with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov on Tuesday, as the two met in Beijing.

"Foreign Minister Lavrov and I had an in-depth communication about several international and regional hotspot issues... including the Ukraine and Palestine-Israel conflicts," Wang told a press conference.

Lavrov slammed "unlawful sanctions" by the West against Russia and other countries as he met with Wang.

The West is "implementing unlawful sanctions towards a number of states, Russia is among them of course", Lavrov told a press conference, adding: "This policy is starting to be actively applied toward (China) as well".

(AFP)