Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov joined US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and China’s foreign minister for a meeting on Friday amid heightened tensions.
The East Asia Summit at the ongoing Association of Southeast Asian Nations meetings in the Cambodian capital was the first time the three men were due to participate in the same forum.
According to an AP report, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi patted Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on the shoulder when he entered the room and gave a quick wave to the already seated Mr. Lavrov before taking his own seat. Mr. Lavrov waved back.
Mr. Blinken, who entered the room last, is believed not to have even looked at Mr. Lavrov or Mr. Yi as he took his own seat about half a dozen chairs away.
Cambodian Foreign Minister Prak Sokhon opened the talks by saying he hoped all delegates would use the forum as a “means of engagement and communication” with each other.
“Every year we have a set of challenges to deal with, but I have to say that never before, except this year, have we faced so many dangers at the same time,” he said.
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