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On Wednesday, April 26, the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke with Chinese leader Xi Jinping.
The Head of the State announced this on Twitter.
Zelenskyy did not provide details of the conversation with the Head of the People's Republic of China. However, he called the dialogue long and meaningful.
"I had a long meaningful telephone conversation with President Xi Jinping. I believe that it, as well as the appointment of the Ambassador of Ukraine to China, will give a powerful impetus to the development of our bilateral relations," the Ukrainian President said in a post.
The conversation between the leaders of the two countries was also reported in Beijing. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China notes that the initiator was the Ukrainian side. According to the spokesman of the President of Ukraine Serhiy Nikiforov, the conversation lasted almost an hour.
"President Xi Jinping just spoke on the phone with the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy," Chinese Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hua Chunying wrote on Twitter.
According to her, China will send a special representative for Eurasian affairs to Ukraine and neighboring countries for "in-depth communication regarding the political settlement of the crisis in Ukraine."
The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs emphasizes that "China is consistent and clear in its readiness to develop bilateral relations with Ukraine", as well as "strategic partnership". Hua Chunying emphasized that Beijing has provided several batches of humanitarian aid to Ukraine and will continue to provide it to the best of its ability.
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