China is needed for peace process after Davos meeting, Ukraine says
- Chinese Premier Li Qiang will lead a delegation at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland this week
- Ukraine’s chief of staff said it was important that Russian ally China was at the table when Kyiv convenes further meetings on its peace formula
China needs to be involved in talks to end the war with Russia, Ukraine’s top representative said after a high-level diplomatic meeting ahead of the World Economic Forum in Switzerland.
Ukraine’s presidential chief of staff Andriy Yermak said on Sunday it was important that Russian ally China was at the table when Kyiv convenes further meetings on its peace formula.
Chinese Premier Li Qiang will lead a delegation in Davos this week. Asked if Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky would meet Li, Yermak told a news briefing “let’s see”, adding he had not seen the Ukrainian president’s final agenda.
Zelensky is expected to arrive in Bern, Switzerland on Monday to meet the President of the Swiss Confederation Viola Amherd.
Swiss Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis, who attended Sunday’s discussions, told an earlier news conference: “We must do everything to end this war”.