EKO HOT BLOG reports that China has instructed Russia to make efforts to peacefully settle the crisis in Ukraine in the latest call between the two nations, the Chinese foreign ministry reported.
China’s newly appointed foreign minister, Qin Gang, spoke with his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, on Monday to discuss the ongoing “crisis” in Ukraine, the ministry said.
A statement from the ministry read: “A previously scheduled telephone conversation between Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov was held on January 9… Both sides exchanged their opinions regarding the Ukrainian crisis.”
The ministry added that Qin called for Russia to end the conflict in Ukraine via peaceful means.
A statement from the Russian foreign ministry said the two nations had “agreed that the policy of the United States and its satellites of establishing a hegemony in global affairs” was “unacceptable.”
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