China: We support the Ukrainian peace talks with the participation of all parties

report Mehr News Agency quoted by Sputnik, Chinese Ambassador to Russia Zhang Hanhui emphasized on Tuesday that Beijing will hold an international peace meeting with the agreement of Russia and Ukraine at the right time and with the equal participation of all parties. supports.

In a statement he sent to Sputnik, he wrote, “China will hold an international peace meeting at the right time with the approval of the Russian and Ukrainian sides and with the equal participation of all parties.” It advocates for a fair discussion of all peace options”.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that neither Ukrainian nor Western politicians are ready to negotiate seriously with Moscow, calling the upcoming Swiss-hosted meeting on Ukraine “negotiations”. He described it as non-serious.

He, who was talking to “ATV” Bosti channel, said: We don’t see anyone to talk to. I pay attention to the statements of the leaders of Ukraine, the United States and Europe, and their political class. None of them are ready for a serious conversation. They play a negotiation show by holding a meeting in Switzerland. The Copenhagen framework has reached a dead end.

Lavrov emphasized that the West is trying to “by enticement or fraud, blackmail and lies” the maximum number of developing countries and countries of the global south. drag him to a “meeting” in Switzerland.

Switzerland will hold a meeting on Ukraine on June 15-16 near the city of Lucerne. About 160 countries have been invited to this meeting, but Russia will not participate in it. Sergey Garmonin, the Russian ambassador in Bern, previously told Sputnik that Russia will not participate in any form in the meeting, which aims to provide a deadline to Moscow.

According to Garmonin, “the meeting will turn into a loud but empty public relations campaign.” Moscow has repeatedly announced that it is ready for negotiations, but Kiev has introduced a ban on them at the legislative level.

Dmitry Peskov, Kremlin spokesman last week, repeating Russia’s previous position on negotiations for a diplomatic solution to the war in Ukraine, said that any negotiations without Russia’s presence and participation will not lead to results. It was.

Pskov said in response to a question about the Ukrainian peace conference to be held in Switzerland: We do not understand what a turning point this peace conference is! What should be expected from such a conference? Without the presence and participation of Russia, how can we talk about the outcome of the conference? Such an event is absolutely not possible.

He added: This (conference) is an initiative that is not designed to achieve results! Russia’s position on peace talks is clear and well-known. Our position is consistent, completely transparent and the president has repeated and confirmed it many times.

Russian President Vladimir Putin held talks with his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko in the Kremlin on April 11, after which Putin stressed that Moscow will never resolve And he has not rejected the peaceful season of conflicts and has always been inclined towards this solution.