Senior Chinese and Russian diplomats held consultations on UN affairs, including the Security Council, in Beijing on Wednesday. They pledged to jointly uphold multilateralism and support a greater role for the UN in addressing global challenges.

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Cai Wei, China's assistant minister of foreign affairs, and Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Alimov exchanged views on the international landscape, UN-related matters and major regional and global hotspots.

They agreed to safeguard the UN-centered international system and the international order based on international law, and to make joint efforts to promote political solutions to pressing issues.