Wang: China keeping fair position on Ukraine issue

Nation notes that Russia has interest in peace talks, foreign minister says

China has noted that Russia signaled interest in dialogue and agreed to resume the implementation of the Black Sea Grain Initiative, State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Tuesday.

China will continue holding an objective and fair position and playing a constructive role in promoting peace talks on the Ukraine issue, Wang said when meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on the sidelines of the 17th G20 Summit in Bali, Indonesia.

Wang, a member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, elaborated on China's position on the issue, saying that "the four points" and "the four things" proposed by President Xi Jinping are the country's fundamental guidelines for addressing the issue.