Lavrov, Xi confer on Ukraine

MOSCOW. March 25 (Interfax) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Chinese President Xi Jinping discussed Ukraine at their meeting on the margins of the Nuclear Security Summit in The Hague, the Russian Foreign Ministry said.

"A meeting between Russian Foreign Minister S. Lavrov and People's Republic of China President Xi Jinping was held on March 25 on the sidelines of the Nuclear Security Summit in The Hague," says a report posted on the ministry website.

"The sides exchanged opinions about the situation around Ukraine and the upcoming Russia-China contacts on the summit and high levels," the ministry said.