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China envoy in Kyiv says 'no panacea' to end Ukraine war

Calls for Kyiv and Moscow to engage in talks

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(ANSA-AFP) - BEIJING, MAY 18 - China's special envoy Li Hui told Ukraine "there is no panacea to resolve the crisis" as he repeated calls for Kyiv and Moscow to engage in talks to end the war, Beijing said on Thursday. China, a strategic ally of Russia, has refrained from condemning Moscow's invasion, and has instead sought to position itself as a neutral mediator that could help end the conflict. Li visited Ukraine on Tuesday and Wednesday, where he held talks with Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba and other officials. Li is the highest-ranking Chinese official to visit Ukraine since Russia's February 2022 invasion.

"There is no panacea to resolve the crisis, and all parties need to start from themselves, build mutual trust and create conditions to stop the war and talk," said Li, China's special envoy for Eurasian affairs, according to a statement by Beijing's foreign ministry. Li's visit to Kyiv was part of a European tour to promote Beijing's proposals to end the conflict. (ANSA-AFP).

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