The Chinese government affirmed this week that the meeting of Russian and Ukrainian allies held last weekend in the Saudi city of Jeddah, and to seek an end to the invasion that has been going on for more than a year, helped to consolidate the consensus for find a political solution. This meeting to establish the first steps for a peace agreement, in which both parties are satisfied, also reaffirmed the support of the 30 countries attending the principle of the inviolability of borders.
“Chinese Government Representative for Eurasian Affairs Li Hui maintained extensive contact and communication with all parties on a political solution to the Ukraine crisis. He listened to everyone’s opinions and proposals and worked for a greater consensus for a political solution to the crisis in Ukraine,” the Chinese Foreign Ministry said in a statement posted on its website.
According to China’s statement, China’s positive role in facilitating peace talks was fully recognized during the meeting. Since the start of possible peace talks, which have been promoted by China, Brazil, South Africa, Turkey, France, Belarus, the United States, India and now the Middle East, Kiev has made it clear that the only way for it to sit down with Moscow again is for there to be a ceasefire and a withdrawal of troops from its territory.
According to a statement from the Ukrainian presidency, different views were expressed at the meeting in the city of Jeddah on the key principles of the Ukrainian peace formula, said the head of the presidential office, Andriy Yermak. The spokesman had said before the start of the congress that Kiev is convinced that the Ukrainian peace plan should be taken as a basis, adding that we try to take into account opinions and positions that do not contradict the Charter of the United Nations (UN). .
“There were commitments from their countries with the principles of the UN Charter, international law, respect for sovereignty and the inviolability of territorial integrityl”, said the head of the president’s office, Volodimir Zelensky, referring to the meeting between Russia’s allies and Ukraine, which was held behind closed doors and under the condition of total discretion regarding its contents.
The Kremlin authorities affirmed that without their participation, the meetings on the war in Ukraine lack added value, referring to the recent meeting in the Saudi city of Jeddah, in which allied countries of Russia, such as China, India and Brazil, and several countries participated. Europeans and the United States, which are allies of Ukraine.
With information from EFE
