The French president is using his “state visit” to China from April 5 to 8 to work with his Chinese counterpart “in the name of restoring peace” in Ukraine, the Élysée Chamber said on Friday.
Emmanuel Macron’s trip will be split between Beijing, where he will meet Chinese President Xi Jinping, and Guangzhou, the French presidency said, assuring that Macron is “committed to maintaining an ongoing and demanding dialogue with China.”
This trip was announced in early April by the president back in February, but the dates and trips to the Asian country have not yet been disclosed.
“The Presidents of France and China will maintain an in-depth dialogue on the war in Ukraine in order to work towards a return to peace and respect for international law, in particular the sovereignty of the territorial integrity of Ukraine,” continued Eliseisky.
This week, Xi Jinping visited Russia, where he expressed his strong support for Russian President Vladimir Putin in front of Western representatives. Previously, Beijing tried to secure a mediating role in the Ukrainian conflict by promoting its peace proposals.
France, for its part, intends to convince China, which has never condemned the Russian invasion of Ukraine, to use its influence in Moscow to persuade Vladimir Putin to sit down at the negotiating table with Kiev.
According to the French presidency, discussions in early April “will also concern international crises in the Middle East, Africa and tensions in the Indo-Pacific.”
“The opening of China after the pandemic provides an opportunity to renew the momentum of Franco-Chinese relations in all areas at a time when international tensions and crises are needed more than ever to open a new horizon for this strategic partnership,” the text says. .
“The visit will consist of three main segments: strategic issues and international crises, cooperation in the face of major global challenges, and economic relations.”
Macron announced this Friday during a press conference in Brussels that European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will attend “as part of the program” in the name of “European unity”, which is “a sine qua non for building a balanced partnership with China.”
“It is also about giving new impetus to Franco-Chinese cooperation in the face of global challenges that require the active participation of China, taking into account the impact of its development on the rest of the planet,” such as climate and biodiversity, Elisha stressed.
Author: Portuguese
Source: CM Jornal
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