China is not a party to the Ukrainian crisis, but will not sit idly by, Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi said during a phone call with his Hungarian counterpart Péter Szijjártó.
Yi and Szijjarto talked over the phone on Sunday about bilateral ties between the countries and the Ukraine crisis, according to a report by China’s Xinhua news agency.
"China is not a party to the Ukrainian crisis, but we are not going to be an indifferent spectator and, moreover, we are not going to add fuel to the fire, we have always been adamant and consistent in encouraging peace and negotiations," RIA Novosti cited Yi as saying.
The lessons from the Ukraine crisis are “profound and worth well learning for all sides”, Wang noted, saying that in the long run, the parties should discuss building a balanced, effective, and sustainable European security framework, so as to realise lasting peace and security.
