BEIJING: Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang will visit Europe this week, Beijing said on Monday (May 8), as China pushes to act as a mediator in the Ukraine conflict. Qin will hold meetings with counterparts from Germany, France and Norway from Monday to Friday, foreign ministry spokesman Wang
, but to all former Soviet republics that emerged as independent nations after the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991.
The nearly one-hour discussion, which reportedly included Xi advocating for peace negotiations, was met by Russian accusations that Ukraine was undermining efforts to end the fighting.A 12-point"position paper" published by China in February was seen by many Western governments as skewed towards Russia, and a friendly Moscow visit in March by Xi to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin led to widespread criticism.
Baerbock, on a visit to Beijing last month, urged China to ask"the Russian aggressor to stop the war" in Ukraine and said"no other country has more influence on Russia".
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