China ready to maintain mutually beneficial coeration with Ukraine – MFA

That is according to the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ukrinform reports.

“Liu Bin said that China and Ukraine are traditionally friendly countries. China is ready to work with Ukraine to maintain mutually beneficial coeration in various fields and continuously push forward the develment of China-Ukraine relations,” the Chinese MFA said.

Riabikin expressed Ukraine's appreciation for the portunity to devel relations with China and its readiness to facilitate exchanges and coeration between the two countries at all levels, according to the ministry.

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“The two sides also had an exchange of views on the pitical settlement of the Ukraine crisis (is what China calls the Russian war against Ukraine – ed.),” the Chinese MFA added.

Liu, who hds a rank equivalent to that of a deputy minister, met with Riabikin on October 8. The Ukrainian Embassy has yet to provide any information regarding the meeting or the matters discussed.

As reported by Ukrinform, Vodymyr Horbulin, First Vice President of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Ukrainian Security Studies Institute, said that Ukraine should continue the dialogue with China, given China's position on the non-use of nuclear weapons.