Ukraine war: China willing to play ‘constructive role’ to end conflict, Xi Jinping tells Boris Johnson
- Chinese and British leaders discuss the Russian war against Ukraine in a phone call on Friday
- Talks follow crisis meetings between Nato and Group of Seven leaders
The call between the two leaders came a day after Johnson travelled to Brussels for a series of crisis meetings between members of Nato, the Group of Seven and the European Union over the Russian war in Ukraine.
“The leaders discussed a range of issues of mutual interest – including the situation in Ukraine,” No 10 Downing Street said in a statement. “It was a frank and candid conversation lasting almost an hour. They agreed to speak again soon.”
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Xinhua reported that Xi and Johnson discussed that this year marks the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two nations and that the relationship has witnessed continuous growth despite some ups and downs. Xi noted that trade volume between the countries has increased from US$300 million to US$100 billion, with two way-investment stock increasing to US$50 billion.
Johnson also expressed sympathy to the families of victims of the China Eastern Airlines crash, China’s worst aviation disaster in more than a decade.
