First visit of foreign minister to China since 2012: Kuleba tells what he will talk about in Beijing

He announced this on his Instagram page.

“Greetings from China to everyone. Following up on the contacts between the leaders of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy and China's Xi Jinping, I am making the first visit of a Ukrainian high-ranking official to China since the beginning of Russia's full-scale aggression against Ukraine. This is also the first bilateral visit of Ukraine's Foreign Minister to China since 2012,” Kuleba said.

According to him, in Beijing, he will hold extensive, detailed and substantive talks with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi on the ways to a just peace.

“We must avoid competition between peace plans. It is very important that Kyiv and Beijing engage in a direct dialogue and exchange of positions,” Kuleba emphasized.

The Foreign Minister will also discuss the development of bilateral relations with the Chinese side.

“I am convinced that after Ukraine has started negotiations on joining the European Union, China should look at relations with our country through the prism of its strategic relations with Europe,” he concluded.

• On March 20, Chinese leader Xi Jinping met with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Moscow, where, among other things, they discussed China's “peace plan”.

• In April, China called on Europe to support its “peace plan” for Ukraine.

• During a press conference following the second day of the Global Peace Summit on June 16, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he would like China to be a friend of Ukraine.