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    RUSSIA, CHINA 'IN BROAD AGREEMENT' ON UKRAINE

    http://www.presstv.com/detail/2014/03/03/353041/russia-china-in-agreement-on-ukraine/
    Mon Mar 3, 2014 10:31AM GMT

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    The Russian Foreign Ministry says Russia is in broad agreement with
    China on the situation in crisis-hit Ukraine.

    The ministry's announcement followed a telephone conversation between
    Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his Chinese counterpart
    Wang Yi on Monday.

    "The foreign ministers have exchanged their views on the situation
    in Ukraine. They noted a broad overlap of the Russian and Chinese
    views on the current situation in and around this country (Ukraine),"
    the Russian Foreign Ministry said.

    In addition, the Russian ministry said the two ministers pledged to
    continue close contacts on the issue.

    Meanwhile, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is expected to meet
    with Lavrov later in the day on the sidelines of the UN Human Rights
    Council in Geneva to discuss the spiraling crisis in Ukraine.

    The developments come as seven major industrialized countries
    denounced Russia's military actions in Ukraine's semi-autonomous
    Republic of Crimea.

    On March 1, the upper house of the Russian parliament unanimously
    approved a request by President Vladimir Putin to deploy troops into
    the Crimea if necessary.

    The approval came after Crimea's regional Prime Minister Sergey
    Aksenov asked Putin to help restore peace and calm in the region
    amid tensions over the region's resistance against new pro-Western
    authorities in Kiev.

    Russia has dispatched hundreds of its troops to the Ukrainian territory
    of Crimea "to protect its interests and also of those Russian speakers
    in that region."

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