BEIJING: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi hosted his Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Kuleba in southern China on Wednesday (Jul 24), with both sides calling for peace as Russia's war grinds on against its neighbour.
In this photo taken from video released by the Russian Defense Ministry on Jul 23, 2024, Russian Army BM-21 "Grad" self-propelled 122 mm multiple rocket launcher fires rockets in an undisclosed location. BEIJING: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi hosted his Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Kuleba in southern China on Wednesday , with both sides calling for peace as Russia's war grinds on against its neighbour.
"Although the conditions and timing are not yet mature, we support all efforts that contribute to peace and are willing to continue to play a constructive role for a ceasefire and the resumption of peace talks," she said.In a statement, Kuleba said Ukraine"also wants to follow the path of peace, recovery, and development".
However, it was criticised by Western countries for enabling Russia to retain much of the territory it has seized in Ukraine., insisting last week that its position was"open and above board" and accusing the West of fuelling the conflict through arms shipments to Kyiv.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called during that summit for Beijing to engage seriously with developing peace proposals.
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