The first happened telephone interview between Volodymyr Zelensky e Xi Jinping. This was announced by the Ukrainian president himself through a tweet. The call was “long and significant” – explains the Ukrainian president “I believe that this phone call, as well as the appointment of the Ukrainian ambassador to China, will give strong pulse to the development of our bilateral relations” concludes Zelensky.
his spokesperson, Sergiy Nykyforov, said the phone call between the two leaders lasted almost an hour. Beijing also confirmed the communication between the two presidents with the Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman, Hua Chunying. Asked about it during a press conference, the representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Yu Jun, he later stated that the interview took place for Ukrainian initiative.
According to UNIAN reports, the Ukrainian president has appointed Pavel Ryabikin Ambassador of Ukraine to the People's Republic of China.
China will send a special representative to Ukraine
According to Chinese state broadcaster CCTV, President Xi informed Zelensky that “Dialogue and negotiation are the only viable way out” emphasizing how China has “always been on the side of peace. Beijing's goal remains that of "promoting talks for peace". On the nuclear issue, the thought of the Chinese president is that "all interested parties should remain calm and sober, truly focus on the future and destiny of themselves and all humanity, and jointly manage and control the crisis, there are no winners in a nuclear war". China has no intention of "adding fuel to the fire, nor of "taking advantage of the crisis to profit from it".
“Il mutual respect of sovereignty and territorial integrity is the political basis of China-Ukraine relations. I appreciate President Zelensky's repeated emphasis on developing relations and cooperation with China and thank Ukraine for providing great assistance in the evacuation of Chinese citizens” were Xi's words in the report of the state CCTV network.
Following the call, Beijing's move is to send a government special representative for Eurasian affairs to Ukraine and other countries in order to "have in-depth communication with all the parties on the political solution to the Ukrainian crisis" said the Foreign Minister's spokeswoman.
Satisfied with the phone call from the United States, criticism from Moscow
"We are glad Xi and Zelensky talked to each other. We have long demanded that China listen to the Ukrainian perspective. We don't know if this phone call leads to anything. It is up to Ukraine and Zelensky to decide whether they want to sit at the peace negotiating table,” the US Security Council spokesman commented, John Kirby, in a press briefing.
The spokeswoman for the Russian Foreign Ministry spoke from Moscow, Maria Zakharova stating that Kiev "refuses any sane initiative to resolve the conflict". “We take note of the Chinese availability to make efforts for negotiations but we believe that the problem is not the lack of good plans. The Ukrainian authorities and their western curators have already demonstrated their ability to hinder peace initiatives” the words of the spokeswoman on Telegram.
Italy-Ukraine bilateral conference in Rome for reconstruction, Zelensky thanks
The Italy-Ukraine bilateral conference for reconstruction was held in Rome. The Ukrainian president spoke via video link thanking Italy and Prime Minister Meloni for the country's support in Kiev. The meeting was attended by the premier which renewed theinvitation to a visit "I'll see you soon in Italy" and the President of the Republic Mattarella who, meeting the Ukrainian delegation, asked for "peace but respecting sovereignty".
