China supports all efforts contributing to peaceful settlement of crisis in Ukraine - Wang Yi

According to an Ukrinform correspondent, State Councilor, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China, Wang Yi, said this in his speech at the general debate of the 77th session of the UN General Assembly.

"We support all efforts that contribute to the peaceful settlement of the crisis in Ukraine," Wang Yi said.

According to him, Beijing considers its main task to facilitate negotiations and make a decision that would take into account the "legitimate security concerns of all countries."

"We call on all parties to the conflict not to allow it to 'spill over' further," the Chinese minister said.

At the same time, he noted that China is a mediator in many "hot spots" and "adheres to its own traditional approaches" to their settlement.

"We are trying to resolve hot conflict issues by peaceful means through fair and pragmatic peace negotiations," Wang Yi said.

At the same time, at the beginning of his speech, he emphasized that China supports peace and opposes war, is in favor of equality and against the attempts of some states to use force against others.

"It is necessary to take into account the interests of all countries, big and small, which is the basic principle of the UN Charter... No country is above others, no country should abuse its power to intimidate other sovereign countries," Wang Yi said.