Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said on Thursday that the European Union hoped a telephone conversation between Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky would take place soon.
“Of course, we closely followed the meeting between (Russian President) Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping. We really hope that Xi Jinping will contact Volodymyr Zelensky as soon as possible,” Rutte said in a speech broadcast on the website of the European Commission on the eve of the meeting. start of the EU summit in Brussels. “As soon as possible. And this is important because China has put forward a peace plan (on Ukraine). It has elements that are beneficial and elements that are not useful.”
Rutte added that such contact between Xi and Zelensky would be welcome in the European Union.
Earlier this week, the Chinese President paid a state visit to Russia, his first trip abroad since being re-elected as head of state for a third term.
Beijing proposed its 12-point peace plan in February, including a call for a ceasefire, respect for the legitimate security interests of all countries, and a resolution to the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine. According to the Russian president, many points of the Chinese peace plan can be taken as the basis for a settlement when there is readiness for this in the West and in Kyiv.
Source: “News”
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