Foreign Minister Kuleba meets with envoy of Xi Jinping in Kyiv, rules out freezing conflict
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Ukraine categorically rejects any proposals that involve the loss of its territory or freezing its ongoing defense efforts against Russian aggression, Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba stated during a meeting with Chinese diplomatic envoy Li Hui in Kyiv, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported on May 17.
During Hui’s visit to Ukraine on May 16-17, the diplomats discussed cooperation between Kyiv and Beijing at the bilateral level and within international organizations, as well as ways to stop Russian aggression.
"Dmytro Kuleba briefed the special representative of the Chinese government in detail on the principles of restoring a sustainable and just peace based on respect for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine," the Foreign Ministry said.
The two sides also discussed the long-term prospects for the development of bilateral relations between Ukraine and China, and agreed to step up dialogue on key issues. Kuleba stressed the importance of Beijing's participation in the implementation of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's peace formula.
In addition to Ukraine, the Chinese envoy will visit Russia, Germany, Poland, and France.
On April 26, Zelenskyy held talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping for the first time since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion. Afterward, Beijing announced that it would send a special representative for Eurasian affairs to Ukraine and several other countries to "engage in in-depth communication with all parties on a political settlement" of the full-scale war, which Beijing calls the "Ukrainian crisis.”
This envoy is Li Hui, who served as China's ambassador to Russia from 2009 to 2019 and received the Order of Friendship from Vladimir Putin.
On Feb. 24, Beijing released a 12-point position paper on the "settlement" of Russia's full-scale war against Ukraine. In particular, China called for a ceasefire and negotiations, but not for the withdrawal of Russian troops. It also did not condemn Russia's invasion.
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