(Brussels News) Fu Cong, the head of China's new EU, said that the Russian and Ukraine conflict caused China to fall into a very difficult situation because Beijing "not want to choose a border between friends."
Fu Cong admitted in an exclusive interview with the Hong Kong South China Morning Post on Thursday (December 22) in Brussels that "the Ukraine crisis has become a problem in China -Europe relations."
This is the first time that Fu Cong has accepted an exclusive interview with the media after serving as the leader of the Chinese EU group this month.He said that one of the programs after taking office was to "de -political" relations with the European Union.
Fu Cong also reminded that the second day (February 25) in China on the outbreak of the Russian and Ukraine War, China called for a peaceful way to solve the problem, emphasizing that China did not benefit from the Russian -Ukraine conflict, and did not want this conflict to conflict.extend.He said: "We think we are also victims of this crisis. Russia and Ukraine are good friends (our) good friends, we don't want to choose a border station between friends. This is our position starting point."
Fu Cong also added that the Russian crisis caused China to fall into a "very difficult situation" and put Sino -European relations with great pressure.
A few weeks before the outbreak of the Russian and Ukraine War, Russian President Putin visited China before the Beijing Winter Olympics. China and Russia subsequently issued a joint statement that "there is no end to the friendship between the two countries and there is no restricted area in cooperation."Fu Cong called on the EU not to over -interpret the wording in the statement.He said that understanding people have doubts about the so -called "no end", but emphasize that China and many countries have similar partnerships.
He said that in the past 10 months, Chinese officials have repeatedly stated that supporting peaceful resolution of Russia and Ukraine conflicts, which also proves that China has not provided military assistance to Russia."Our position is quite balanced, you have to admit this, and we are ready to participate in any peaceful efforts."
On the other hand, Fu Cong accused the United States of profit in the Russian crisis through the sale of military fire and European energy crisis.He also said that the most important thing is to achieve ceasefire to save valuable lives, and China will support all efforts in this area."We know that some people in some countries or some countries do not want to see hostility fading, which is wrong."
