Overview
- First Deputy Foreign Minister Sergiy Kyslytsya met Chinese Assistant Foreign Minister Liu Bin in Beijing on Dec. 18 for an official round of consultations.
- The sides discussed international efforts to achieve a sustainable, lasting peace in response to Russia’s ongoing war against Ukraine.
- Both governments reaffirmed that respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity underpins their relationship.
- The agenda included steps to strengthen trade and economic cooperation and coordination within international organizations.
- Kyslytsya also met Chinese experts and diplomats from partner countries, with a reported meeting with U.S. Ambassador to China David Perdue, as Kyiv engages a China that describes its stance on the war as neutral despite Western accusations of support for Russia.