“Our country does not belong to the states involved in the crisis situation in Ukraine, but we do not intend to sit back and passively observe what is happening from the outside,” the foreign ministry quotes him as saying.
According to the minister, the Ukrainian crisis has become a serious blow not only to Europe - the negative consequences have already affected the whole world.
Wang Yi stressed that the Chinese side also does not intend to "add fuel to the fire" and will help advance the peace talks.
“The crisis in Ukraine has taught us a hard lesson, and each of the parties concerned should take this seriously,” he added.
Earlier, the minister said that some countries are using the crisis in Ukraine to impose illegal unilateral sanctions against China and other countries.
Chinese President Xi Jinping, as part of his speech at the BRICS summit, called on countries to fight against unilateral sanctions.