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Ministry of Foreign Affairs: I hope that all interested parties promote the easing of the situation in Ukraine as soon as possible through political channels such as negotiations
On October 27, the Political Bureau member of the CCP Central Committee, State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi had a telephone conversation with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. In the regular press conference of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs held today (28), spokesman Wang Wenbin said that Wang Yi, member of the Political Bureau of the CCP Central Committee, State Councilor and Foreign Minister, and the Foreign Minister Lavrov exchanged views on the Ukrainian crisis during the phone call. The Russian side has expressed its willingness to conduct dialogues with Ukraine and the United States and to resume negotiations. China welcomes this and hopes stakeholders will increase diplomatic efforts and promote easing and even resolution of the situation as soon as possible through political channels such as negotiations. The two sides also discussed not allowing the use of weapons of mass destruction. China believes that further escalation of the situation should be avoided and a humanitarian disaster avoided.
(CCTV reporter Huang Huixin and Kong Luyuan)
