MOSCOW. July 9 (Interfax) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will visit China next week for a meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Council of Foreign Ministers, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said on Wednesday.
"Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will take part in a meeting of the SCO Council of Foreign Minister in Tianjin on July 14-15. The meeting will be a key stage in preparations for the SCO summit to be held in the Chinese city of Tianjin, on August 30 - September 1," Zakharova said at a press briefing.
"The state and prospects for further development and improvement of the organization's activity will be discussed, in addition to other relevant issues," she said.