The Ukrainian delegation led by the Minister of Foreign Affairs (MIA) of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba arrived in China (PRC) for negotiations. The official visit will last two days — from July 23 to 25.
The central topic of the meetings and negotiations will be Russiaʼs war against Ukraine and Chinaʼs role in resolving the conflict. The parties will exchange positions and try to find ways to stop Russian aggression. The delegation of Ukraine will obviously encourage China to take decisive action, since it has influence on the Russian Federation.
"There will be extensive, detailed negotiations. In the center of attention is one issue — peace in Ukraine. We will talk, we will look for points of contact. We need to avoid competing peace plans. We need to move towards a just and sustainable peace, and China can play an important role in this," noted Kuleba.
He added that this is the first visit of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine to China since the beginning of the Great War and the first full-fledged bilateral visit since 2012.
- As previously reported, the Ukrainian delegation was invited by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Peopleʼs Republic of China Wang Yi.
- Since the beginning of Russiaʼs aggression against Ukraine, China has declared support for the territorial integrity of the Ukrainian state, but does not condemn the invasion and constantly calls for negotiations and peace. At the same time, the PRC sells components for the manufacture of weapons to the Russian Federation and helps to circumvent Western sanctions.
- The Chinese government is promoting its own peace plan, which is supported by Moscow. It does not specify the territorial integrity of Ukraine, but the Peopleʼs Republic of China actually proposes to freeze the front line at the positions that will exist at the time of the adoption of the armistice agreement. Beijingʼs plan does not mention Ukraineʼs main demand — the withdrawal of Russian troops from the entire territory, including Crimea.
- China did not participate in the Peace Summit in Switzerland, which disappointed Ukraine. China demanded the presence of Russia at the summit, but this idea was rejected.