Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing met here Monday with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov, and the two sides exchanged views on the Iraqi issue and the cooperation between the two countries in the framework of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization.

Li briefed Lavrov on the cooperation between China and ASEAN.

Li is accompanying Chinese Premier Wen Jibao to visit Laos andattend the eighth summit between ASEAN and China, and between ASEAN and China, Japan and the Republic of Korea (ROK), as well asthe sixth China, Japan and ROK summit.

Source: Xinhua