(VOVworld) - Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov have criticized Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's recent visit to the controversial Yasukuni Shrine, a war memorial that many say honors war criminals.

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visits the controversial Yasukuni Shrine (Photo: AP)

In a phone call on Monday, the two leaders confirmed that they will work together on resolving historic sensitiveness surrounding the shrine.

Wang said "Abe's move must prompt high alert among all peace-loving nations in the world". He told  Lavrov that China and Russia "as victorious countries of the world war against fascism should jointly maintain international justice and postwar order".

Lavrov told Wang that Russia holds a completely identical stance with China on the Yasukuni Shrine issue and urged Japan to correct its "erroneous historical view".

On the same day, Wang also held talks over the phone with German counterpart Frank-Walter Steinmeier.