China News Agency, Munich, February 18. On February 18 local time, Wang Yi, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and director of the Office of the Central Foreign Affairs Commission, answered questions on the Ukraine issue after delivering a keynote speech at the Munich Security Conference in Germany.

　　Wang Yi expressed that the Ukrainian crisis is not what we want to see. Like all parties, we are worried about the expansion and protracted conflict.

China is not a party to the Ukrainian crisis, but we did not stand idly by, did not add fuel to the fire, and even opposed taking advantage of it.

Everything China has done can be summed up in one sentence, which is to promote peace and talks.

We will continue to stand firmly on the side of dialogue and on the side of peace.

　　In fact, from the second day of the conflict, President Xi Jinping has proposed seeking a political solution to the dispute through dialogue.

We have seen that Russia and Ukraine have held several rounds of negotiations and achieved important progress, and the framework of a peace agreement has been put on the table.

But unfortunately the peace talks were interrupted and everything went back to square one.

We don't know the reason. It seems that some forces don't want the peace talks to succeed, and they don't want the war to stop.

They don't care about the life and death of the Ukrainian people, nor do they care about the damage to Europe, but have greater strategic goals.

　　Wang Yi stressed that this conflict should not continue any longer.

President Xi Jinping clearly pointed out that there are no winners in conflicts and wars, there are no simple answers to complex issues, and confrontation between major powers must be avoided.

The Munich Security Conference is also an important forum in Europe. All parties can reiterate their positions. At the same time, I hope that friends in Europe can calmly think about: what kind of efforts can be made to stop the war, and what kind of structure can be built to enable Europe to achieve long-term peace and stability, and to play a more important role. What role can enable Europe to achieve strategic autonomy?

　　Wang Yi said that in a few days, it will be the first anniversary of the Ukraine crisis, and China will issue a position paper on the political solution to the Ukraine crisis.

This document will reiterate President Xi Jinping's important propositions, including that the sovereignty and territorial integrity of all countries should be respected, the purposes and principles of the UN Charter should be respected, the legitimate security concerns of all countries should be taken seriously, and all efforts to resolve the crisis peacefully should be respected. support.

We will reiterate that a nuclear war cannot be won or won.

We also call for ensuring the safety of civilian nuclear facilities and opposing attacks on nuclear power plants. We will also advocate joint opposition to the use of biological and chemical weapons.

　　The more complicated the situation is, the more it is necessary to adopt a calm and pragmatic attitude, and the more protracted the war is, the more we cannot give up our efforts for peace.

China hopes to work with all parties to continue to work for peace and strive for an early realization of peace.

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