During a meeting in Paris, Emmanuel Macron and the head of Chinese diplomacy Wang Yi expressed, Wednesday, February 15, "the same objective of contributing to peace" in Ukraine "in accordance with international law", according to the Elysée.

The French president received this senior official after having met, in November in Indonesia, with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping.

The principle of a future visit to China has been stated but the date has not yet been announced.

Emmanuel Macron harbors the hope that Beijing will put pressure on Russia to return to the "negotiating table".

China, an important ally of Moscow, did not condemn the Russian invasion of Ukraine launched almost a year ago.

Convinced that the "stability" of the world is essential for China, he had called in November on the Chinese president to "unite (their) forces" to oppose this conflict.

"Contribute to peace"

On Wednesday, the head of state and Wang Yi "discussed the war waged by Russia on Ukraine and its consequences on the most vulnerable countries, particularly in terms of food security and financing capacity", according to the presidency. French.

Emmanuel Macron "recalled the consequences of this conflict on international peace and security" as well as the "support" of Paris "to an attacked country".

"They expressed the same objective of contributing to peace in compliance with international law," assured the Elysée, without specifying what each country's contribution could be.

Munich conference and stopover in Moscow

After France, Wang Yi must continue his tour and stop at the Munich security conference, which will take place from Friday to Sunday, but also go to Moscow.

The French president also spoke of cooperation with China in the face of "global challenges", such as the climate crisis.

He "presented to his interlocutor the objectives of the One Forest Summit which he will co-chair in Libreville on March 2" to "propose solutions to forest states to benefit from protective management of forests", as well as those of " Summit on the new financial pact that Paris will host in June".

Wang Yi had talks in the evening with French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna.

A meeting is scheduled for Thursday with Emmanuel Bonne, the diplomatic adviser to the Head of State, for a session of the Franco-Chinese strategic dialogue.

With AFP

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