Ending the conflict between Russia and Ukraine is an “urgent” task and China is willing to work with Hungary to drum up support for a peaceful resolution to the fighting, Foreign Minister Wang Yi has said.
During a call on Tuesday with his counterpart in Budapest, Peter Szijjarto, Wang said Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban had held “strategic communication” with Chinese President Xi Jinping on “important issues related to peace” during Orban’s recent trip to Beijing.
Sharing details of the ministers’ conversation, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday that Beijing “believes that the most urgent matter” is to promote de-escalation in Ukraine. According to the statement, Wang told Szijjarto that all parties should reach a consensus on “no spillover of the battlefield, no escalation of the war, and no fanning of the flames.”
Wang lauded Hungary’s “constructive role” in mediating for peace, adding that Beijing is ready to cooperate with Budapest to gather “forces supporting peace,” make more rational voices heard, and “push the situation towards a political solution.” Szijjarto also confirmed his country’s willingness to work with China on creating the conditions to resolve the crisis.
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If you had the power, would you prioritize diplomatic solutions to conflicts over military action, and why?
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How would you feel if your country decided to mediate in a conflict like the Russia-Ukraine situation, knowing there's a risk but also a potential for peace?
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Can the involvement of a powerful nation positively change the outcome of a conflict, or does it tend to complicate matters further?
