Xi Says Dialogue Only Viable Way Out For Ukraine Crisis

Chinese President Xi Jin­ping said on Wednesday that dia­logue and negotiations are the only viable way out for the Ukraine cri­sis, and no one wins a nuclear war.

He made the remarks while talk­ing to his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelensky, over phone. The two sides exchanged views on China-Ukraine relations and the Ukraine crisis.

China will send a special repre­sentative of the Chinese govern­ment on Eurasian affairs to visit Ukraine and other countries to conduct in-depth communication with all parties on the political set­tlement of the crisis, he said.

Xi pointed out that bilateral rela­tions have gone through 31 years of development and reached the level of strategic partnership, which has boosted the respective development and revitalization of the two coun­tries.

Xi said he appreciated President Zelensky’s repeated expression of emphasis on the development of China-Ukraine ties and coop­eration with China, and thanked Ukraine for providing considerable assistance for the evacuation of Chinese citizens last year.

Mutual respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity, said Xi, is the political foundation of the bilat­eral ties.

He called on both sides to focus on the future, keep on viewing and making plans for bilateral relations from a long-term perspective, and extend the tradition of mutual re­spect and treating each other with sincerity, so as to propel the devel­opment of the China-Ukraine stra­tegic partnership.

Developing relations

China’s willingness to develop its relations with Ukraine is consist­ent and clear, Xi said, adding that no matter how the international situation changes, China is willing to work with the country to push forward mutually beneficial coop­eration between the two countries.

Xi pointed out that the Ukraine crisis is evolving in complex ways with major impacts on the interna­tional landscape.

On the Ukraine crisis, China al­ways stands on the side of peace, and its core stance is to facilitate talks for peace, he said.

Xi noted his proposals of four points about what must be done, four things the international com­munity must do together and three observations, saying that on this basis, China released its Position on the Political Settlement of the Ukraine Crisis.

China did not create the Ukraine crisis, nor is it a party to the crisis, Xi said, adding that as a permanent member of the UN Security Coun­cil and a responsible major coun­try, China would not sit idly by, nor would it add oil to the fire, still less exploit the situation for self-gains.

Everything China does is above­board, said the Chinese president.

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Source:  Xinhua

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