French and Chinese leaders Emmanuel Macron and Xi Jinping issued a joint statement following the talks condemning the nuclear escalation and calling for the restoration of peace in Ukraine.
French President Emmanuel Macron recognized that in the context of the Russian-Ukrainian war, “the time is now military” and the time for negotiations has not yet come.
“I think China is making the same observation that we are, especially now the time is military. The Ukrainians are fighting, and we are helping them. Now is not the time for negotiations, even though we are preparing them and if we must set milestones,” Macron said in an interview with Les Échos newspaper.
According to him, the purpose of his dialogue with China is to combine war strategies.
“First: upholding the principles of the UN Charter. Second: a clear reminder of nuclear power, and it is up to China to draw conclusions about the consequences of the fact that President Putin has deployed nuclear weapons in Belarus day after he promised not to. so.” “Third, a very clear reminder of humanitarian law and the protection of children. And fourth, the desire for a negotiation and lasting peace,” explained the French President.
He noted that Chinese leader Xi Jinping spoke about Europe’s security architecture.
“But there cannot be a security architecture in Europe as long as there are invaded countries or frozen conflicts in Europe. So you see that a common matrix follows from all this. Is Ukraine a priority for in Chinese diplomacy? Perhaps not. But this dialogue provides an opportunity to soften the comments we have heard about a certain complacency on the part of China towards Russia,” Macron said.
Recall that Macron warned countries against helping Russia in the war. Anyone who supports Russia in the war against Ukraine will be its accomplice, Macron said during a visit to Beijing.
Source: korrespondent
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