Kazakhstan welcomes China's position on a political settlement of the Ukrainian crisis, which deserves support as it contributes to ending the bloodshed on the basis of the territorial integrity, independence and sovereignty of states in accordance with the fundamental principles of the United Nations Charter, the Kazakh Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
“We consider that there is no alternative to a peaceful solution to this problem solely on the basis of international law and the principles of the UN Charter,” the statement says.
“We stand for the parties involved in the military conflict to show goodwill, stop hostilities and sit down at the negotiating table as soon as possible, and the world community to contribute in every possible way to a diplomatic solution to the situation,” the text emphasizes.
"Kazakhstan also emphasizes the similarity of our countries' approaches to solving urgent problems of our time, set out in the Concept of the Global Security Initiative of the People's Republic of China," the Kazakh Foreign Ministry writes.
Kazakhstan did not openly condemn the Russian invasion of Ukraine, while refusing to recognize the referenda on the accession of the Lugansk People's Republic (LPR), the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR), the Kherson and Zaporozhye regions of Ukraine to Russia, and before that, the independence of the so-called "Luhansk and Donetsk People's Republics". republics."
China presented its plan to resolve the military conflict on the anniversary of the entry of Russian troops into Ukraine, February 24. It consists of 12 items. Among other things, the plan calls for a ceasefire, peace talks, an end to unilateral sanctions, and stability in supply chains.
CentralasianLIGHT.org
February 27, 2023