Slovakia, ready to join the plan of China and Brazil for the war in Ukraine

2024-11-01 19:06:41, Kosova & Bota CNA

The prime minister of Slovakia, Robert Fico, said that Bratislava is ready to join the proposal presented by Brazil and China to resolve the war in Ukraine.

Fico met with Chinese President Xi Jinping on November 1 in Beijing and after the meeting said that China's attitude towards the war in Ukraine is "fair, objective and constructive".

China and Brazil jointly released in August the "six-point consensus" aimed at a long-term political solution to the war that Russia launched against Ukraine in February 2022. The plan calls for a reduction in the intensity of the fighting and recognition that dialogue and negotiations are the way forward. alone to end the war.

The Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky, has called the proposal "destructive" and "mainly pro-Russian", as he called for a compromise from Ukraine and was created without consulting Kiev.

In September, in an interview with Brazilian media, he rejected it, saying that the proposal is not about justice or values ??and that it fails to take into account Ukraine's position and the issue of territorial integrity.

Despite Zelensky's rejection, Fico said Slovakia is ready to join other states that China has said have positively accepted the proposal "and work with China to contribute to promoting a political solution to the crisis," it said. in the statement issued by the Chinese Government.

Fico, who has criticized European Union policies on Ukraine and opposed sanctions against Russia, said Slovakia "is very interested in China's diplomatic efforts on the conflict in Ukraine and we have exchanged our positions on this core issue."

China can play a "decisive role" in the conflict in Ukraine, he said in a Facebook post.

China has been criticized by Western countries for maintaining friendly relations with Russia and for providing dual-use equipment, such as electronic equipment that is needed for weapons production.

Beijing has said that for the plan it developed with Brazil, there were "positive responses" from more than 110 countries.

Fico started his visit to Beijing on October 31 and will stay in China until November 5.

The two countries announced on November 1 that they have signed a strategic partnership agreement and Slovakian citizens will be able to stay in China without a visa for 15 days./ REL