China’s Peace Plan: No Russian withdrawal, peace conference to consider RU interests – China’s FM
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China supports holding an international peace conference that is to be recognized by both Russia and Ukraine, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on March 7 at a press conference during the second session of the 14th National People's Congress, ECNS reported.
The conference should ensure the participation of all parties and an honest discussion on all peace plans, he said.
“All conflicts have to end at the negotiating table,” Wang Yi said.
“The earlier the talks start, the sooner peace will arrive."
Yi didn’t mention the withdrawal of Russian troops from Ukrainian territory, a condition that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy considers non-negotiable.
All of China's efforts are aimed at paving the way for ending the conflict and starting peace talks, he added.
Yi stressed that experience shows a prolonged conflict is prone to deterioration and escalation, even to points unthinkable for parties concerned.
Misperception and miscalculation accumulate and could lead to an even bigger crisis if peace talks are absent, he said.
"Lessons in this regard should not be forgotten," Yi said.
European External Action Service (EEAS) Managing Directors for Eastern Europe and Central Asia, Michael Siebert, and for Asia and the Pacific, Niclas Kvarnström, met the Special Envoy of the Chinese Government for Eurasian Affairs, Li Hui, in Brussels on March 4.
The delegations discussed Russia's war against Ukraine.
The EU hopes that it will strengthen the relations between China and Ukraine, and expects China to call on Russia to respect the principles of sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity, as well as to immediately withdraw all military forces and equipment from Ukrainian territory.
Hui met with representatives of the Russian Foreign Ministry in Moscow on March 2, declaring afterwards that Russia's war against Ukraine should be "resolved through negotiations." This is the way Beijing actually supports the information game of the Kremlin, ISW reported.
China also wants Russia's interests to be considered when settling the war in Ukraine.
Hui also is set to visit Ukraine and EU countries.
China’s Foreign Affairs Ministry published a "peace plan" for the settlement of the war in Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2023. It consists of 12 points, including ceasefire, resumption of peace talks, termination of "unilateral sanctions" against the Russian Federation, functioning of the Black Sea Grain Corridor, safety at nuclear power plants, and the non-use of nuclear weapons.
Hui's last visit to Ukraine, Russia, Poland, France and Germany took place in May 2023.
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