According to the leader of the People’s Republic of China, he fully adheres to the plan previously presented by the Chinese Foreign Ministry. The politician is sure that everyone needs to focus on a ceasefire.
Chinese Communist Party Chairman Xi Jinping said Beijing’s position on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is “clear and consistent.” In a document published earlier, the Chinese Foreign Ministry outlined its plan for a political settlement of the so-called “Ukrainian crisis.” This is reported by the Central Television of the People’s Republic of China.
According to Jinping, the essence of China’s position is to promote peace and negotiations.
“We must stick to the direction of a political settlement, abandon the Cold War mentality, respect the legitimate security interests of all countries, and build a balanced, efficient and sustainable European security architecture,” he said during a meeting with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko in Beijing.
According to the head of China, countries need to stop politicizing the world economy and turn it into a tool, and focus their efforts on a ceasefire.
Alexander Lukashenko noted that he fully supports this position.
In addition, according to Chinese journalists, Jinping and Lukashenka signed a Joint Statement of China and Belarus on strategic partnership. Xi Jinping pointed out that the world is facing major changes not seen in a century, and there is a long way to go to maintain world peace and development.
According to the head of the PRC, Belarus supports global security initiatives. China is ready to strengthen cooperation and relations with Belarus at various international platforms, including the UN.
Xi Jinping met with Alexander Lukashenko in Beijing
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Recall that on February 24, China presented proposals to end the war in Ukraine. The program proposed by Beijing consists of 12 points. Among them, the cessation of hostilities, the lifting of sanctions, peace negotiations.
Then the US reacted to China’s plan. US President Joe Biden said he did not agree with the proposals of the PRC.
“If Putin applauds this, then what good is he? I’m not joking, I’m dead serious,” Biden said.
Also, German Foreign Minister Annalena Berbock said that the document represents only the position of Beijing, and the real peace plan was supported at the UN General Assembly last week. Thus, on February 23, the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution proposed by Ukraine calling on Russia to immediately withdraw its troops from the occupied territories.
Ukrainian President Zelensky has said he wants to meet with the Chinese leader in person. The Ukrainian leader stressed that, in addition to military issues, he would like to discuss economic issues with his Chinese counterpart, since our country has a large trade turnover with China.
