Ukraine and China discuss trade, sovereignty, and peace efforts in high-level talks
Nation26 September 2024, 09:56 AM
“Together with Andriy Yermak, we met with China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi. Thanked China for supporting Ukraine’s sovereignty & territorial integrity,” he wrote.
The discussion focused on the next steps in the development of bilateral relations and trade, as well as the prospects for further contacts.
Sybiha also briefed China on Ukraine's efforts to implement the peace formula and “exchanged views on the principles of achieving a comprehensive, just, and lasting peace for Ukraine based on the UN Charter.”
This follows an earlier statement by Wang Yi during the Sept. 24 UN Security Council meeting that China calls for an immediate ceasefire, negotiations, and opposes sanctions or "economic pressure against either party."
China-Brazil peace plan
Brazil and China are urging peace talks between Russia and Ukraine, calling it the "only way to solve the Ukrainian crisis."
Both nations support an international peace conference, endorsed by Russia and Ukraine, with equal participation from all parties and a fair discussion of peace plans.
They also call for adherence to three principles: avoiding battlefield expansion, de-escalating hostilities, and preventing provocations, while emphasizing the importance of preventing the use of nuclear, chemical, or biological weapons.
On June 5, Ukraine's Foreign Ministry responded, asserting that Zelenskyy's peace formula is the only fair resolution to the war.