Beijing (EFE).- Chinese President Xi Jinping told his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, during their talks in Moscow that “most countries support easing tensions” regarding the “conflict” in Ukraine, according to the Chinese Foreign Ministry today.
On the conflict in Ukraine, Xi stressed that “there are constantly increasing rational and peaceful voices. Most of the countries support an easing of tensions”.
“They want peace and talks to be promoted, and they are opposed to adding fuel to the fire,” Xi said during the four and a half hours of conversation, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said in a statement today.
According to Xi, “historically, conflicts have always been resolved on the basis of dialogue and negotiation.”
The president also recalled that China issued a position paper in which it called for “a political solution”, in addition to opposing unilateral sanctions.
“We believe that the more difficult it is, the more space should be left for peace. The more intricate the conflict becomes, the more we must do not to abandon efforts for dialogue,” Xi said, according to the statement.
He also stressed that China is willing to “continue to play a constructive role to promote a political solution to the conflict.”
Signing of “important” agreements
Xi arrived in Moscow yesterday after scoring a point in the restoration of diplomatic relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia, and he himself described his trip in the Russian newspaper Rossíiskaya Gazeta as a “visit of friendship, cooperation and peace”.
China was one of the countries that abstained from voting on a resolution condemning the Russian invasion in the UN Assembly, and although it has not explicitly supported Moscow, it has opposed sanctions against Russia because “it does not They solve problems.”
Xi is expected to hold talks after his visit to Russia with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, while the West is skeptical of attempts at Chinese mediation.
On the sidelines, Xi and Putin will sign “important” agreements today in the Kremlin after the negotiations that they will hold this afternoon in the framework of the second day of the state visit of the leader of the Asian giant to this country.
The Kremlin announced that the leaders plan to sign a dozen documents, including two statements on strengthening strategic cooperation and economic interaction plans until 2030.
Putin, who came to the Kremlin in 2000, and Xi have met about forty times since the latter took power in the Asian giant in 2012.