Russia on Friday support China's stance on critical issues between North Korea and South China Sea as both countries seek to counter US influence in Asian region. Russia's support came after meeting with  foreign ministers of both countries in Beijing.

Russia's foreign minister Sergey Lavrov and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi jointly criticized the proposed deployment of THAAD anti-missile system in South Korea and third party interventions in South China Sea region.

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"Relevant countries shouldn't use Pyongyang's acts as a pretext to increase their military presence on the Korean Peninsula. We believe the possible deployment of the THAAD anti-missile system won't resolve this problem," Sergey Lavrov said.

Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi warned that deployment of THAAD would "add fuel to the fire of an already tense situation and even possibly wreck the regional strategic balance."

Both foreign ministries stated that the only possible solution to North Korea's nuclear problem is to revive the long-stalled six nations talk in North Korea.

China and Russia's latest position on North Korea comes amid growing tensions in the Korean Peninsula. South Korea claimed on Thursday that its Northern neighbor tried to test-fire two suspected powerful intermediate-range missiles.  

On the issue of South China Sea, Russia and China agreed that disputed maritime issues should not be solved with the help of third party intervention, a stance that is directly aimed at US and Japan, who despite not being a party to the dispute is strongly opposed to China's presence in the South China Sea region.  

Beijing is highly critical of US, Japan, and other international communities offering military and diplomatic support to other claimants in the region.    

Wang said that if any outside party wants to intervene, then it must help in building peace and not aggravate the situation in the region.     

"International society, particularly countries from outside the South China Sea, should play a constructive function in maintaining peace and stability and not contribute to the situation becoming more chaotic," Wang said.    

Tagschina, Russia, South China Sea, North Korea