China Premier says Ukraine situation 'disconcerting', urges support for ceasefire talks
BEIJING : Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said on Friday (Mar 11)
the Ukraine situation was "disconcerting" and that it is important to
support Russia and Ukraine in ceasefire talks.
Speaking at a news conference at the close of the annual
parliamentary session, Li did not directly answer Reuters' questions about
whether China will refrain from condemning Russia no matter what that country
does, or whether China is prepared to provide further economic and financial
support for Russia as it faces sanctions.
China and Russia have forged an increasingly close
partnership, and China has refused to condemn Russia's attack on Ukraine or
call it an invasion.
Beijing has repeatedly expressed its opposition to what it
describes as illegal sanctions imposed by the West on Russia, and has called
for a negotiated solution to the crisis.
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