China signals willingness to mediate in Ukraine-Russia war
by Vincent Ni China affairs correspondent from on (#5WN3T)
Chinese foreign minister says Ukrainian counterpart asked for help to find diplomatic solution
China has signalled its willingness to play a mediator role in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine as the war entered its sixth day.
In his first phone call with his Ukrainian counterpart, Dmytro Kuleba, since the outbreak of the war, China's foreign minister, Wang Yi, said on Tuesday that Beijing laments" the outbreak of the conflict and is extremely concerned" about the harm to civilians, according to a Chinese readout.
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