Also on Friday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told China’s special envoy Li Hui that there were “serious obstacles” to peace talks, according to a statement from the Russian Foreign Ministry.

Source: https://www.pressherald.com/2023/05/27/kyiv-readies-for-counteroffensive-as-commander-vows-to-take-back-whats-ours/

A Saudi Foreign Ministry statement said "pre-negotiation" talks began on Saturday and "will continue in the coming days in the expectation of reaching an effective short-term ceasefire to facilitate humanitarian assistance."

Source: https://gazette.com/news/us-world/sudanese-pin-hopes-on-jeddah-talks-between-warring-factions/article_64ccb319-fd8b-5dfc-b54c-9ada70120d46.html

A South Korean Foreign Ministry statement said that “our government’s step to strengthen anti-virus measures on passengers arriving from China is based on scientific and objective evidence … and we have communicated with the Chinese side in advance.”

Source: https://www.newdelhitimes.com/china-halts-visas-for-japan-south-korea-in-covid-19-spat/

At her weekly press briefing, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told reporters that Russia regularly heard accusations like these.

Source: https://thenewdaily.com.au/news/world/2023/03/17/war-crimes-un-ukraine/

Beijing, SANA- Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin stressed that the military cooperation between Russia and China is not directed against any country and does not pose a threat to anyone.

Source: https://sana.sy/en/?p=305825

Beijing’s peace proposal has so far yielded no apparent breakthrough in the war, and Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said Thursday that the warring parties needed to “accumulate mutual trust” for progress to be made.

Source: https://www.kurv.com/russia-fires-30-cruise-missiles-at-ukrainian-targets/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=russia-fires-30-cruise-missiles-at-ukrainian-targets

Blocking RT France accounts could lead to countermeasures against French media in Russia,” a Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman said, as quoted by the official RIA Novosti agency.

Source: https://weldbham.com/russia-warns-of-retaliation-against-french-media-observer/

"China has consistently and resolutely opposed Japanese politicians' visits to Taiwan for political benefit," a spokesperson of the Chinese Foreign Ministry said in a written response to a request for comment over the planned visit by Aso.

Source: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/08/04/japan/politics/taro-aso-taiwan-trip/

“China is strongly dissatisfied with this and firmly opposes it,” Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said during a daily briefing Friday, accusing the U.S. lawmakers of “hyping up” the balloon for “purely political manipulation.”

Source: https://1010wcsi.com/fox-world/china-accuses-the-us-of-lying-to-the-world-about-spy-surveillance-aircraft/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=china-accuses-the-us-of-lying-to-the-world-about-spy-surveillance-aircraft

China’s Foreign Ministry did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Source: https://www.mymcmurray.com/2023/04/25/family-chinese-journalist-faces-espionage-charges/

China’s Foreign Ministry said Mr Kritenbrink and Vice Foreign Minister Ma Zhaoxu “had candid, constructive and fruitful communication on promoting the improvement of China-US relations and properly managing differences.”

Source: https://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/national/23572294.senior-us-chinese-diplomats-hold-talks-avoid-escalation-tensions/?ref=rss

China's Foreign Ministry stuck to its line that it wasn't aware of the controversy surrounding tennis professional Peng Shuai, who disappeared after accusing a former top official of sexually assaulting her.

Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/tennis/peng-shuai-safe-but-says-wta-china-8555856/

Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning attends a news conference in Beijing, China, Feb. 3, 2023.

Source: https://nypost.com/2023/02/04/china-urges-calm-over-spy-balloon-controversy/

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning on Monday said that “China respects the sovereign status of the former Soviet countries after the dissolution of the Soviet Union.”

Source: https://thediplomat.com/2023/04/china-affirms-ex-soviet-nations-sovereignty-after-uproar/

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin told reporters Monday that the US has sent high-altitude balloons into its airspace more than 10 times since January 2022.

Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/china-laser-green-hawaii-b2281250.html

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning accused unnamed parties of trying to smear or vilify China – even amid continued calls for China to provide full access to information from its Wuhan facility.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11799025/China-REJECTS-U-S-claim-COVID-leaked-Wuhan-lab.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning accused unnamed parties of trying to smear or vilify China following the Department of Energy's report.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11800259/Dr-Nick-Coatsworth-calls-China-report-concludes-virus-likely-leaked-lab.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

During a summit in San Francisco last month, Xi told US President Joe Biden that China’s “reunification” with Taiwan is “unstoppable,” according to China’s Foreign Ministry.

Source: https://krdo.com/news/2023/12/26/chinas-xi-claims-reunification-with-taiwan-is-inevitable-as-crucial-election-looms/

Earlier, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani said that the exchange would take place Monday after nearly $6 billion in once-frozen Iranian assets reached Qatar.

Source: https://www.euronews.com/2023/09/18/us-iran-prisoner-swap-likely-after-transfer-of-six-billion-dollars

Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry spoke by phone Monday with Iran’s chief diplomat, Hossein Amirabdollahian, on the war in Gaza, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry said.

Source: https://halifax.citynews.ca/2023/12/25/egypt-floats-ambitious-plan-to-end-israel-hamas-war-and-create-transitional-palestinian-government/