Quote (Hamsterbaby @ 28 Apr 2023 17:20)
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I am actually waiting on more news on the hour call with China from Zelensky and what was being discussed.
After the first talks between Xi and Zelensky since the beginning of the special operation, China created a delegation on the settlement in Ukraine,
headed by the former Beijing ambassador to MoscowThe Chinese delegation to resolve the crisis in Ukraine was headed by former Chinese Ambassador to Russia Li Hui, South China Morning Post reports.
“The envoy, former Vice Foreign Minister Li Hui, will be the highest-ranking Chinese official to set foot on Ukrainian soil since [the conflict] began. He was Chinese Ambassador to Russia for 10 years, from 2009-2019.
Chinese "President" Xi Jinping said earlier on April 26 that China would send a representative for consultations on a political settlement of the Ukrainian crisis.
“China will send a government special representative for Eurasian affairs to Ukraine and other countries to conduct in-depth consultations with all parties on a political settlement of the Ukrainian crisis,” Xinhua quoted Xi as saying.
After Xi's phone call, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky signed a decree appointing Pavel Ryabikin as Ambassador to China.
Since February 2021, when Ambassador Serguei Kamyshev died, there was no Ukrainian ambassador to China, the case was handled by a charge d'affaires.The first telephone conversation between Zelensky and Xi after the start of the special operation took place earlier on April 26. Beijing reported that during the conversation, Xi called dialogue the only way to resolve the conflict in Ukraine, and also pointed out that there can be no winners in a nuclear war.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said on Twitter that the conversation took place at the initiative of the Ukrainian side. According to her (?), China will send a special representative to Ukraine and other countries to discuss the settlement of the crisis.
Zelenskiy said the conversation was "long and meaningful." “I believe that this conversation, as well as the appointment of the Ukrainian ambassador to China, will give a powerful impetus to the development of our bilateral relations,” the Ukrainian president said.
The former Ukrainian ambassador to Beijing, Serguei Kamyshev, died in February 2021 at the age of 64.Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said that Russia welcomes China's willingness to make efforts to establish a negotiation process in Ukraine, but Kyiv demonstrates "rejection of any sensible initiatives." According to her, Russia's approaches to resolving the conflict in Ukraine have "broad consonance" with the approaches of China, but the problem is "not a lack of good plans."
In her opinion, Ukraine shows “rejection of any sensible initiatives”, and also links the agreement to negotiations with ultimatums with “obviously unrealistic demands”.
This post was edited by Norlander on Apr 28 2023 09:30am