China will pursue ‘political solution’ to Ukraine crisis, says envoy

BEIJING: China will make concrete efforts for a political solution to the Ukraine crisis, the Chinese foreign ministry quoted special envoy Li Hui as saying today.

China has always adhered to an objective and fair position on Ukraine, argued for peace and promoted talks, Li was quoted as telling Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov.

Li, China’s special representative for Eurasian affairs and former ambassador to Russia, held meetings and talks with Lavrov, and deputy foreign ministers Andrey Rudenkon and Mikhail Galuzin.