Chinese, Russian leaders have phone talk on Ukraine
Bich Thuan/ VOV correspondent in China -
(VOVWORLD) - Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin talked on the phone on Friday on the Ukrainian issue.
Xi said that China decides on its position based on the merits of the Ukrainian issue itself. He said that it is important to “abandon the Cold War mentality, attach importance to and respect the reasonable security concerns of all countries, and form a balanced, effective and sustainable European security mechanism through negotiations”.
China supports Russia and Ukraine to resolve the situation through negotiations and affirms its consistent view of respecting sovereignty and territorial integrity of all nations and abiding by the UN Charters, Xi said.
Putin said that the United States and NATO have long ignored Russia's legitimate security concerns. He said Russia is ready for high-level negotiation with Ukraine.
Bich Thuan/ VOV correspondent in China