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Special envoy for Eurasian Affairs Li Hui visited Kyiv on Tuesday
and Wednesday, where he exchanged views with Ukraine President
Volodymyr Zelenskiy, the Ukrainian foreign minister and other state
leaders on ways to end the Ukraine-Russia conflict through a
political settlement, the foreign ministry statement said.
"China is willing to promote the international community to form the
greatest common denominator for resolving the Ukrainian crisis, and
make its own efforts to stop the fighting and (establish a)
ceasefire and restore peace as soon as possible," the statement
said.
"China has always played a constructive role in alleviating the
humanitarian situation in Ukraine in its own way and will continue
to provide assistance to Ukraine within its capacity," it added.
Ukraine's foreign minister told Li on Wednesday that Kyiv would not
accept any proposals to end the war that involved losing territory
or freezing the conflict, the Ukrainian foreign ministry said.
Li, who is a former ambassador to Russia, will also visit Poland,
France, Germany and finally Russia during a multi-day trip. He is
the most senior Chinese official to visit Ukraine since Russia
invaded in February 2022.
During Li's visit to Kyiv, bilateral relations were also discussed,
and both sides agreed to work to maintain mutual respect and keep
moving forward with mutually beneficial co-operation, China's
foreign ministry said.
Both governments agreed that a recent phone call between President
Xi Jinping and Zelenskiy had pointed out the direction for the
development of relations.
(Reporting by Beijing newsroom; Writing by Bernard Orr; Editing by
Simon Cameron-Moore)
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