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Advisor to the President of Ukraine “I can’t organize China’s position… It’s unclear whether he wants to take on the role of mediator”
Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs “We are maintaining communication with each other… There is no information to provide regarding the currency”
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(Seoul · Beijing = Yonhap News) Correspondent Cho Joon-hyeong, Correspondent Yoo Cheol-jong = The Office of the President of Ukraine announced on the 23rd (local time) that the promotion of dialogue between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is experiencing difficulties.
According to TASS news agency, Mikhailo Podolyak, adviser to the president of Ukraine, said in an interview with a local TV station that day that President Zelensky and President Xi are promoting talks, but that the Chinese side has not yet been clarified, so it has not been concluded.
“There is a plan for dialogue, and Ukraine is proposing dialogue,” he said.
“This (promotion of dialogue) is proceeding with considerable difficulty,” he said, pointing out that the problem is that China has not yet established a new political position for itself.
It was explained that China did not appear to have made a decision on its own whether it was willing to act as a mediator in resolving the dispute between Russia and Ukraine or whether it was cautiously stepping out of its way.
Irina Bereshk, Ukraine’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Reintegration of Uncontrolled Territories, told Italian media on the 21st that Ukraine was waiting for confirmation from China about the dialogue between President Xi and President Zelensky.
Prior to this, the US Daily Wall Street Journal (WSJ), citing its own sources, reported that President Xi would visit Russia on the 20th and 22nd of this month to meet with President Vladimir Putin, followed by a video conference with Ukrainian President Zelensky.
However, it is known that even after Xi’s visit to Russia, the Ukrainian side has yet to receive a confirmation from the Chinese side about the dialogue between the leaders of the two countries.
President Zelensky said on the 21st, “I have invited China to sign the peace agreement proposed by Ukraine on its own, but I have not yet received any response.” ” has been mentioned.
Ukraine has previously expressed its position that it welcomes China’s mediation efforts, which can exert some influence over Russia.
President Xi and President Putin pledged cooperation on the Ukrainian issue in a joint statement issued after the Moscow summit on the 21st. Putin welcomed China’s proposal to mediate peace talks in Ukraine.
Earlier, on the 24th of last month, marking the first anniversary of the war in Ukraine, China issued a statement titled “China’s Position on the Political Resolution of the Ukraine Crisis,” urging Ukraine and Russia to resume dialogue and seek a ceasefire.
However, it has been pointed out that it will be difficult for Ukraine to accept the arbitration plan because it does not include the return of occupied territories and the withdrawal of troops from Russia, which Ukraine and the West have demanded.
At a regular briefing on the 24th, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Mao Ning was asked about the progress of the phone call between President Xi and Zelensky. There is no information available,” he said.
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