浙侨英频 |Restraint urged on Ukraine issue

发布时间：2022-02-24

Photo taken on Feb 21, 2022 shows the scene of the UN Security Council emergency meeting on Ukraine at UN headquarters in New York. China's permanent representative to the United Nations, Zhang Jun, on Monday called on all parties concerned to seek "reasonable solutions" to the Ukraine issue. (Xinhua/Wang Ying)

 

Legitimate security concerns of any country should be respected, FM says

China called on all parties concerned in the Ukraine issue to exercise restraint, avoid any action that might fuel tensions and seek reasonable solutions to the situation.

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed two decrees on Monday recognizing "the Lugansk People's Republic" and "the Donetsk People's Republic" as independent and sovereign states. He later instructed the Russian armed forces to ensure peace in the two "countries".

State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi spoke with United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken by phone on Tuesday. Wang said that China is concerned about the evolution of the situation in Ukraine. China's position on the Ukraine issue complies with its consistently held position that the legitimate security concerns of any country should be respected and the purposes and principles of the UN Charter should be safeguarded.

The evolution of the Ukraine issue so far is closely related to the delay in the effective implementation of the new Minsk Agreements, he said.

China will continue to engage with all parties according to the merits of the matter itself. The situation in Ukraine is deteriorating, and China again calls on all parties to exercise restraint, ease the situation and resolve differences through dialogue.

The United Nations Security Council had an emergency meeting on the deepening Ukraine crisis on Monday. Zhang Jun, China's permanent representative to the UN, said at the meeting that "all parties concerned must exercise restraint and avoid any action that may fuel tensions".

"We welcome and encourage every effort for a diplomatic solution, and call on all parties concerned to continue dialogue and consultation, and seek reasonable solutions to address each other's concerns on the basis of equality and mutual respect," Zhang said.

The current situation in Ukraine is a result of many complex factors, he said.

"We believe that all countries should solve international disputes by peaceful means in line with the purposes and principles of the UN Charter," he said.

Putin's recognition of the two "republics" on Monday drew immediate sanctions from the United States. The US and its European allies are also poised to announce harsh new sanctions against Russia on Tuesday, Reuters reported.

Li Yonghui, a researcher of Russian studies at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, said Russia's recognition of the "republics" is a key step to hinder NATO's eastward expansion. Russia and NATO will probably have a long-term military confrontation, and a more tense security situation is likely to appear in Europe, she said.

Moreover, after a series of talks with Western countries, Russia has seen that Western countries are not likely to send troops to safeguard Ukraine's security in addition to imposing economic sanctions on Russia, Li said.

The independence of the two regions means that the Minsk Agreements, signed by Russia and Ukraine in 2014 and 2015, have become mere scraps of paper, Li said.

"All parties may still need to return to the negotiating table to deal with the situation," she said.

Yuri Rogulev, director of the Franklin Roosevelt Foundation for United States Studies at Moscow State University, said the current international deadlock will last for a long time. Moscow's Western adversaries and Russia itself can maintain tension, but no one will cross into the point of no return, he added.

 

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王毅应约同美国国务卿布林肯通电话

国务委员兼外长王毅应约同美国国务卿布林肯通电话，就乌克兰和朝鲜半岛核问题交换意见。

布林肯通报了美方对当前乌克兰局势的看法和立场。王毅表示，中方对乌克兰局势演变表示关注。中方在乌克兰问题上的立场是一贯的，任何国家的合理安全关切都应得到尊重，联合国宪章的宗旨和原则应当得到维护。乌克兰问题演变至今，与新明斯克协议迟迟未能有效执行密切相关。中方将继续按照事情本身的是非曲直，与各方接触。乌克兰局势正趋于恶化。中方再次呼吁各方保持克制，认识到落实安全不可分割原则的重要性，通过对话谈判缓和事态，化解分歧。

布林肯介绍了美朝关系最新情况。王毅表示，朝鲜半岛核问题的核心是美朝间的问题。美方应重视朝鲜正当合理关切，采取有实质意义的行动，中方主张美朝直接对话，并将一如既往为促进半岛核问题的解决发挥建设性作用。

中国代表呼吁通过外交努力合理解决乌克兰问题

中国常驻联合国代表张军21日晚在安理会举行的审议乌克兰问题紧急会议上发言，呼吁有关各方保持克制，通过外交努力为乌克兰问题寻求合理解决方案。

张军说，中方高度关注乌克兰局势的最新发展。中方已在安理会前两次会议上全面阐述了立场。当前形势下，有关各方都要保持克制，避免任何可能加剧紧张局势的行动。中方欢迎并鼓励一切致力于推动外交解决的努力，呼吁有关各方继续开展对话协商，在平等和相互尊重的基础上寻求解决彼此关切的合理方案。

张军说，乌克兰局势发展到目前状况，是一系列复杂因素共同作用的结果。中国一贯按照事情本身的是非曲直决定自身立场，主张各国根据联合国宪章的宗旨和原则，和平解决国际争端。

 

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