The president of China, Xi Jinping, told his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodimir Zelensky, at this fourth fair (26), that the “dialogue and negotiation” is the only path to peace, in the first talks between the two since the beginning of the Russian offensive in Ukraine.
“On the issue of the Ukrainian crisis, China has always been on the side of peace and its fundamental position is to promote a peace dialogue,” said the Chinese president, second to the CCTV state network.
“The dialogue and the negotiation” is the “only way out” for the conflict with Russia, he affirmed.
Zelensky confirmed in a tweet that he has had a “long and meaningful” conversation with his Chinese colleague.
The president of China, Xi Jinping, told his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodimir Zelensky, at this fourth fair (26), that the “dialogue and negotiation” is the only path to peace, in the first talks between the two since the beginning of the Russian offensive in Ukraine.
“On the issue of the Ukrainian crisis, China has always been on the side of peace and its fundamental position is to promote a peace dialogue,” said the Chinese president, second to the CCTV state network.
“The dialogue and the negotiation” is the “only way out” for the conflict with Russia, he affirmed.
Zelensky confirmed in a tweet that he has had a “long and meaningful” conversation with his Chinese colleague.
The league lasted “quase an hour”, according to Zelensky’s spokesman, and was “initiative of the Ukrainian side”, highlighted by the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
After the conversation, Zelensky announced the name of a non-Asian giant ambassador, a vague position since February 2021. It will be filled by former Minister of Strategic Industries, Pavlo Riabikin, 57, informed the Presidency.
The Chinese government announced, for its time, that it “will send a special representative […] to Ukraine and other countries to maintain in-depth communication with all parties with a view to a political solution to the Ukrainian crisis.”
The phone call was the first between the two heads of state since the start of the Russian offensive in Ukraine, on February 24, 2022. The last time Xi and Zelensky had spoken over the phone was in July 2021.
Russia praised the efforts of Beijing, but reproved kyiv for “rejecting any initiative that seeks a political and diplomatic solution to the crisis.”
The United States and the European Union will praise the Chinese efforts, waiting to hear more details.
“We consider good news that there was a telephone conversation between President Xi and President Zelensky,” John Kirby told journalists or spokesperson for Internal Security of Casa Branca.
“Certainly we would welcome any effort to achieve peace, as long as it is just, sustainable and trustworthy” and that it is not involved “personally or President Zelensky” or his advisers, enhanced by him.
The high representative of the EU for Foreign Business and Security Policy, Josep Borrell, on his visit to Colombia, expressed his hope that this telephone conversation would be “a first step for China to play a role and [to] convince Russia to stop with his aggression”.
A senior EU leader, who requested anonymity, stated that the block encouraged China, a permanent member of the UN Security Council, to share the global responsibility of defending and respecting the United Nations Charter and the principles of international law.” .
He added that the EU “takes note of China’s intention to send a special envoy to Ukraine” and that he expects to know “more details” about this initiative.
