Group members call for support for peaceful resolution of Ukraine crisis

China hopes to work with other members of the "Friends for Peace "group toward the peaceful resolution of the Ukraine crisis, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said on Monday, days after the group members convened in New York.

Introducing the outcomes of the meeting attended by representatives of 17 countries from the Global South, including China, Brazil, Algeria, South Africa and Turkiye, Mao said the participants called for support for a comprehensive and lasting settlement of the crisis through diplomatic means.

The meeting on Wednesday was the first gathering of the group members in almost three months.