BEIJING – Chinese President Xi Jinping said Friday that the Chinese side supports the Russian side in solving the issue through negotiation with the Ukrainian side.
During the phone conversation, Xi thanked Putin again for
coming to China to attend the opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics,
and congratulated the Russian athletes on finishing second in the Winter
Olympics medal table.
Xi pointed out that recent dramatic changes in the situation in eastern Ukraine have drawn great attention from the international community, adding that China decides on its position based on the merits of the Ukrainian issue itself
Xi pointed out that recent dramatic changes in the situation
in eastern Ukraine have drawn great attention from the international community,
adding that China decides on its position based on the merits of the Ukrainian
issue itself.
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He called on dropping the Cold War mentality, attaching
importance and respecting the legitimate security concerns of various countries
and forming a balanced, effective and sustainable European security mechanism
through negotiation.
The Chinese side supports the Russian side in solving the
issue through negotiation with the Ukrainian side, Xi said, adding that China
has been consistent in its basic position on respecting the sovereignty and
territorial integrity of all countries and abiding by the purposes and
principles of the United Nations Charter.
China is ready to work with members of the international
community to embrace the concept of common, comprehensive, cooperative and
sustainable security, and firmly uphold the international system with the
United Nations at its core and the international order based on international
law, Xi said.
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For his part, Putin said the Russian side is ready to hold high-level negotiations with the Ukrainian side.
BEIJING, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping said Friday that the Chinese side supports the Russian side in solving the issue through negotiation with the Ukrainian side. Xi made the remarks in a phone conversation with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin. Enditem