Germany stresses China’s “special responsibility” over Ukraine

German International Minister Annalena Baerbock arrives for a press release following a gathering of German authorities’s disaster unit, on the overseas ministry in Berlin, Germany, February 24, 2022. Markus Schreiber/Pool through REUTERS

BERLIN/BEIJING, Feb 26 (Reuters) – German International Minister Annalena Baerbock confused China’s “particular duty” with regard to Ukraine in a phone name with Chinese language counterpart Wang Yi, the ministry stated on Twitter on Saturday.

China had abstained on Friday from vetoing a draft U.N. Safety Council decision that may have deplored Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, a transfer Western nations considered as a win for exhibiting Russia’s worldwide isolation. learn extra

Wang stated China supported NATO, the European Union and Russia in resuming dialogue on constructing a balanced, efficient and sustainable European safety mechanism, China’s overseas ministry stated.

“China doesn’t assist the usage of sanctions to unravel issues and is against unilateral sanctions that don’t have any foundation in worldwide regulation,” it quoted Wang as saying on the decision, in a press release issued on Sunday.

“We imagine that the Council ought to contribute to a political answer to the present disaster, slightly than instigate new confrontations,” Wang stated on the decision.

China had been stopping the usage of expressions authorising use of drive and sanctions, he added. learn extra

Reporting by Riham Alkousaa and Muyu Xu; Enhancing by Alison Williams and Clarence Fernandez

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