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'Friends of Peace' platform sows seed for peaceful solution of Russia-Ukraine conflict: Chinese FM

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said at the UN headquarters on Friday that the 'Friends of Peace' platform sows seeds for peace and the Global South should unite to find a peaceful solution for the Ukraine crisis.

Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, made the remarks when co-hosting a ministerial meeting of the newly launched "Friends of Peace" platform on the Ukraine crisis with Celso Amorim, special advisor to the President of Brazil, in New York.

Global South countries including Brazil, China, South Africa, Egpyt, Indonesia and Türkiye have jointly launched the "Friends of Peace" platform on the Ukraine crisis, as more and more countries have realized that the Ukraine crisis should not escalate out of control, and the international community cannot slide into division and confrontation, Wang said.

"Today, like-minded countries of the Global South have come together to establish the 'Friends of Peace' platform on the Ukraine crisis. All members of the 'Friends of Peace' are peace-loving countries. We are not the creator of the Ukraine crisis, or a party to it. We have no self-interest or geopolitical considerations on the Ukrainian issue. We gather here to voice our support for peace and to be partners for peace between Russia and Ukraine. Plant the seeds of peace, and one day they will sprout and grow," Wang said.

The Chinese foreign minister added that the Friends of Peace will not be a closed group, but an open platform; it will not seek competition and confrontation, but inclusive dialogue.

"We welcome like-minded countries, especially those from the Global South to participate, so as to make concerted efforts and build peace together," Wang said.

China has consistently upheld an objective and fair stance on the Ukraine issue, persistently advocating for peace talks and standing firmly on the side of peace, Wang said at the meeting.

Noting that the Ukraine crisis has entered its third year, Wang said that the flames of conflict are still spreading, the risk of spillover is increasing, and the developments in the situation are concerning.

Wang emphasized that in the choice between peace and war, the world must resolutely choose peace, adding that the international community should firmly stand on the side of peace, create conditions for peace, and strive to foster hope for peace.

In the choice between reconciliation and hatred, the world must resolutely choose reconciliation, Wang said, adding that in the choice between dialogue and confrontation, the world must resolutely choose dialogue.

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