
CHINA made a plea today for more countries to endorse its peace plan for Ukraine, after a round of diplomacy with Indonesia, Brazil and South Africa to support its plan.
Envoy Li Hui called the three countries representative of the global South and “important forces in promoting world peace” who share similar positions with China.
Mr Li, China’s special envoy for Eurasian affairs, said: “They have maintained communication with both Russia and Ukraine and stay committed to a political settlement to the crisis through dialogue and negotiation.”

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