Russia's Lavrov and China's Wang discuss situation on Korean peninsula

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi have held a telephone conversation in which they shared opinions on the situation on the Korean Peninsula, the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported on its web site.

"China and Russia are working in close coordination on the peninsula’s nuclear problem, demonstrating a high level of Chinese-Russian strategic cooperation," the statement says.

Wang told Lavrov it was urgent that the United States and North Korea "put the brakes" on mutually irritating words and actions, RIA news agency cited the ministry as saying.