{"id":67901,"date":"2022-02-26T04:07:51","date_gmt":"2022-02-26T04:07:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pr.asianetpakistan.com\/?p=87372"},"modified":"2022-02-26T04:07:51","modified_gmt":"2022-02-26T04:07:51","slug":"cgtn-china-calls-on-russia-ukraine-to-solve-issue-through-negotiation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lebanonnewsgazette.com\/cgtn-china-calls-on-russia-ukraine-to-solve-issue-through-negotiation\/","title":{"rendered":"CGTN: China calls on Russia, Ukraine to solve issue through negotiation"},"content":{"rendered":"
BEIJING, Feb. 25, 2022 \/PRNewswire\/ —\u00a0The situation in eastern Ukraine has recently undergone rapid changes, causing great concern in the international community. There is a complex historical context on the Ukraine issue and the current situation is the result of the interplay of many complicated factors.<\/p>\n
Chinese President Xi Jinping Friday spoke with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, on the phone, exchanging views on the situation in Ukraine.<\/p>\n
The Chinese president made it clear that the Chinese side supports the Russian side in solving the issue through negotiation with the Ukrainian side.<\/p>\n
China’s consistent stance on the Ukraine issue<\/b><\/p>\n
During Friday’s phone conversation, Xi told Putin that China determines its position concerning the Ukrainian issue on its own merits.<\/p>\n
Xi noted China has long held the basic position of respecting all countries’ sovereignty and territorial integrity, and abiding by the purposes and principles of the UN Charter.<\/p>\n
China has recently reiterated its call for all parties involving in the Ukraine issue to exercise restraint to avoid further escalation of tensions and opposed actions that hype up war.<\/p>\n
On regional hotspot issues, as Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying pointed out, China is always committed to promoting peace and negotiation and playing a constructive role in seeking a peaceful resolution of these issues.<\/p>\n
Rejecting the Cold War mindset<\/b><\/p>\n
“It is important to reject the Cold War mentality, take seriously and respect the reasonable security concerns of all countries and reach a balanced, effective and sustainable European security mechanism through negotiation,” said Xi on Friday.<\/p>\n
He added China is prepared to work with other members of the international community to promote common, comprehensive, cooperative and sustainable security, and to resolutely safeguard the UN-centered international system and the international order underpinned by international law.<\/p>\n
Xi stressed, in a telephone conversation with French President Emmanuel Macron on February 16, that relevant parties should stick to the general direction of political settlement, make full use of multilateral platforms and seek a comprehensive settlement of the Ukraine issue through dialogue and consultation.<\/p>\n
Putin expressed Russia’s willingness to have high-level negotiation with Ukraine when talking with Xi. The Kremlin later also announced that Moscow is ready to send a delegation to Belarus’ capital Minsk for talks with Ukraine.<\/p>\n