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China Says 'lot Of Work To Be Done' Before Ukraine Peace Summit Takes Place
Umer Jamshaid Published April 17, 2024 | 02:00 PM
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Beijing, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 17th Apr, 2024) China said Wednesday that "a lot of work" would need to be done before a planned peace conference on the Ukraine war in Switzerland could take place, but did not say whether it would attend the meeting.
China and Russia have ramped up economic cooperation and diplomatic contacts in recent years, with their strategic partnership only growing closer since the invasion of Ukraine.
And while China says it is a neutral party in the Ukraine conflict and has even sought to play a mediator role in the conflict, it has been criticised for refusing to condemn Moscow's offensive.
With the war well into its third year, the Swiss government last week announced that it would host a high-level peace conference for Ukraine in mid-June, but that Russia would not attend.
Following talks with President Xi Jinping in Beijing Tuesday, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said that the Chinese leader and he had agreed to "coordinate intensively and positively" on promoting that conference.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky welcomed the statement, saying that China could help deliver a "just peace" for his country.
But China on Wednesday demurred from specifically confirming it would attend that meeting, saying Xi supported a conference "recognised by Russia and Ukraine" and that "there is still a lot of work to be done" before it takes place.
Xi "supports the convening of an international peace conference in due course... with equal participation by all parties," foreign ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said.
"China believes that any conflict must ultimately be resolved through diplomatic channels and political negotiations," Lin added.
"The only way out of the Ukraine crisis is at the negotiation table," he said.
Scholz also on Tuesday said he had urged Xi to use his leverage with Russia to press it to end the "senseless" war in Ukraine and withdraw its troops.
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