CHINESE TRADE WITH RUSSIA SHOULD NOT BE HIT BY UKRAINIAN CRISIS

Video Meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping, European Commission President von der Leyen and European Council President Charles Michel.

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Sat 02 April 2022:

China is not a party to the conflict in Ukraine and its trade relations with other countries, including Russia, should not be hit, Director-General of the Department of European Affairs of the Chinese Foreign Ministry Wang Lutong said on Saturday.

“We will not do anything consciously to bypass sanctions imposed by the United States and the European Union.

You know our position, we are against the sanctions … China is not party to the conflict in Ukraine and we do not think that the normal trade cooperation with other countries should be hit. Even Europe is involved in normal business with Russia, you have not terminated you trade with Russia, and our normal trade cooperation with Moscow must not be hit,” Wang said. commenting on the China-EU summit held on Friday.

China Has Not Received Ukrainian Request For Becoming Guarantor Of Its Security

China has not received Ukrainian requests for becoming a guarantor of its security, Director-General of the Department of European Affairs of the Chinese Foreign Ministry Wang Lutong said on Saturday.

On Tuesday, Kiev proposed a new system of security guarantees for Ukraine.

David Arakhamia, a member of the Ukrainian delegation at the talks with Russia, said that Kiev saw member states of the UN Security Council, along with Turkey, Germany, Canada, Italy, Poland and Israel, as guarantors of Ukraine’s security.

“I am not aware of any received request,” Wang said.

He added that the issue was not discussed during the Friday summit between China and the European Union.

China is promoting the Ukrainian-Russian talks, but its role should not be overestimated and the conflict will not end only because Beijing wishes that, Wang said.

“We have always support a ceasefire and promoted that.

On the second day of this conflict, Chinese President Xi Jinping held a phone conversation with the president of Russia, and the first round of negotiations between Russia and China took place several days later. As for the moment, five rounds have been held and we already see some progress,” Wang said.

“Honestly speaking, I think that the Chinese role should not be overestimated because the hostilities were a decision made by sovereign nations, this was an independent decision of Russia,” the diplomat added.

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