Envoy's visit to promote Ukraine peace talks

China's special envoy for Eurasian affairs, Li Hui, will visit Ukraine, Poland, France, Germany and Russia starting from Monday to exchange views with various parties on a political settlement of the Ukraine crisis.

Li, who served as China's ambassador to Russia from 2009 to 2019, will be the highest ranking Chinese diplomat to travel to Ukraine since the conflict between Moscow and Kyiv started in February 2022.

"This upcoming visit by the Chinese representative again reflects China's commitment to promoting peace talks and staying on the side of peace," Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said at a daily news conference on Friday.