Chinese special envoy Li Hui told Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday that “all sides must create conditions to end the war” and “start a dialogue for peace”.
“China is ready to reach as much agreement as possible within the international community to resolve the crisis in Ukraine and will strive to restore peace as soon as possible,” the envoy said in a statement released today by the foreign ministry. released. Chinese Foreign Affairs.
Li Hui, the Chinese government’s special representative for Eurasian affairs, is on a tour of Ukraine, Poland, France, Germany and Russia, aiming to “talk with all sides about a political solution to the ‘crisis’ in Ukraine”.
“There is no magic formula to solve the crisis. All parties must start with themselves, exude confidence and create the conditions to end the conflict and start a dialogue for peace,” Li said.
Speaking at the meeting, the envoy said Ukraine and China should “cooperate with mutual respect and sincerity” and “move forward towards mutually beneficial cooperation”.
In Kiev, Li Hui also met with Ukraine’s foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba.
According to a statement from the Ukrainian ministry, Dmytro Kuleba told Li Hui that Ukraine will not accept a peace plan that results in the loss of territories.
At the meeting, both sides discussed bilateral relations between Ukraine and China, as well as means of deterring Russian aggression, according to the Ukrainian statement.
Dmytro Kuleba informed Li Hui “in detail” about the principles “for the restoration of a stable and just peace, based on respect for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine” and stressed that “Ukraine will not accept any proposal that would prevent the loss of its territories or freezing the conflict”.
The minister also stressed the importance of China’s participation in the “Peace Formula” presented by Zelensky, as well as the Black Sea corridor initiative.
After Kiev, the Chinese representative is expected to visit Berlin, Paris and Warsaw and travel to Moscow at the end of the month.
Source: DN
