Δημοσιεύτηκε στις 16 Αυγ 2014
China's President Xi Jinping on
Saturday called for a political solution for over the Ukraine crisis to
avoid confrontations, the official Xinhua news agency reported.
Efforts should be made to "ease the tense situation and avoid acceleration of confrontations and conflicts in an alternative way," Xinhua quoted Xi as telling visiting United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.
Mr Xi's comments come at a time of renewed concern over an escalation of the conflict in eastern Ukraine. That could mean stronger economic sanctions against Russia from Europe and the United States and harsher retaliation from Moscow.
China is a key economic and political ally of Russia, and the two countries recently signed a $400 billion gas supply deal.
Efforts should be made to "ease the tense situation and avoid acceleration of confrontations and conflicts in an alternative way," Xinhua quoted Xi as telling visiting United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.
Mr Xi's comments come at a time of renewed concern over an escalation of the conflict in eastern Ukraine. That could mean stronger economic sanctions against Russia from Europe and the United States and harsher retaliation from Moscow.
China is a key economic and political ally of Russia, and the two countries recently signed a $400 billion gas supply deal.