This statement was made by Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi.

“All our efforts are aimed at achieving one goal - to pave the way to ending the conflict and starting peace negotiations,” TASS quotes the minister.

Earlier it was reported that the Chinese government's special representative for Eurasian affairs, Li Hui, during his European tour, will assess whether Beijing can become a mediator between Russia and Ukraine.

At the same time, Bloomberg stated that China treats diplomats from Ukraine and the ambassador in Beijing coldly.

At the end of February, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Chinese Deputy Foreign Minister Sun Weidong discussed the conflict in Ukraine and the situation on the Korean Peninsula during a meeting in Moscow.