Chinese FM expresses grief over death of Russian official

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi expressed condolences on Saturday over the death of Mikhail Titarenko, chairman of the Russia-China Friendship Association.

In a message sent to Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, Wang expressed deep grief to the relatives of Titarenko, who was also former director of the Far East Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences.

In the message, Wang spoke highly of Titarenko's outstanding contributions to China-Russia ties. Endi