Beijing’s special envoy noted there was no panacea for the war in Ukraine during a visit to Kiev earlier this week, but urged all parties to create the conditions for peace talks, the Foreign Ministry said on Thursday. Foreign of China.
Special Envoy for Eurasian Affairs Li Hui visited Kiev on Tuesday and Wednesday, where he exchanged views with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Ukrainian Foreign Minister and other state leaders on ways to end the conflict between Ukraine and Russia through a political agreement, according to the statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. saying.
«China is willing to promote the international community to form the greatest common denominator to resolve the Ukraine crisis and make its own efforts to stop the fighting and (establish) a ceasefire and restore peace as soon as possible,» the statement said. .
«China has always played a constructive role in easing the humanitarian situation in Ukraine in its own way and will continue to provide assistance to Ukraine within its capacity,» he added.
Ukraine’s foreign minister told Li on Wednesday that kyiv would not accept any proposal to end the war that involved losing territory or freezing the conflict, Ukraine’s foreign ministry said.
Li, a former ambassador to Russia, will also visit Poland, France, Germany and finally Russia during a multi-day trip. He is the highest-ranking Chinese official to visit Ukraine since Russia invaded in February 2022.
During Li’s visit to Kiev, bilateral relations were also discussed and both sides agreed to work to maintain mutual respect and move forward with win-win cooperation, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said.
Both governments agreed that a recent phone call between President Xi Jinping and Zelenskyy had set the direction for the development of relations.