During a meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said that it is necessary to end the war against Ukraine, restore peace and accelerate Ukraine's recovery, UNN reports.
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"Russian aggression has destroyed peace and slowed down development, and every new day of war means new violations of humanity and further erosion of justice. Therefore, it is necessary to end the war against our country, restore peace and accelerate Ukraine's recovery. By the way, Russian aggression is not only an obstacle to Ukraine's development. It also hinders international stability, the development of good neighborly relations, including the development of trade between China and Europe," Kuleba said.
He reminded that Ukraine has recently started negotiations on joining the European Union, a decision that is irreversible for both Ukraine and the EU.
"Today I propose to discuss our bilateral relations, in particular through the prism of Ukraine's future membership in the EU and China's relations with the European Union. I want to confirm that we have been in contact since 2020. We have been in touch and met since the beginning of the full-scale invasion. Our last meeting in Munich was very informative, and I want to note that each of our new conversations is more meaningful than the previous one, and this is a very positive dynamic," Kuleba said.
He noted that today's meeting follows up on contacts between President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Chinese leader Xi Jinping.
"Today, we will hold thorough and substantive talks on bilateral relations, the international agenda and, most importantly, the path to peace. I am convinced that a just peace in Ukraine is in China's strategic interests, and China's role as a global force for peace is important," Kuleba said.
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Earlier, Reuters reportedthat Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba held more than three hours of talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in the Chinese city of Guangzhou on Wednesday, in what Kyiv described as a multi-day trip to discuss ways to achieve a "just peace" in the war waged by Russia against Ukraine.