Chinese President Xi Jinping has called on world powers to help Russia and Ukraine resume direct dialogue and negotiations
In this picture issued by the Hungarian Prime Minister's Press Office, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, third left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping, third right, hold a meeting attended by Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Szijjarto, second left, and Hungarian Minister in Charge of European Union Affairs Janos Boka, fourth left, in Beijing, China, Monday, July 8, 2024.
Orbán praised China’s “constructive and important initiatives” for achieving peace and described Beijing as a stabilizing force amid global turbulence, according to CCTV. Hungary under Orbán has built substantial political and economic ties with China. The European nation hosts a number of Chinese electric vehicle battery facilities, and in December it announced that Chinese EV manufacturing giant BYD will open its
His previously unannounced visit comes on the heels of similar trips last week to Moscow and Kyiv, where he proposed that Ukraine consider agreeing to an immediate cease-fire with Russia.“The number of countries that can talk to both warring sides is diminishing,” Orbán said. “Hungary is slowly becoming the only country in Europe that can speak to everyone.”
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