Macron to push China as peace negotiator

By Agence France-Presse

Feb 27, 2023 12:12 am

KYIV: French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday (Sunday in Manila) said he would visit China in April and urged it to pressure Russia to end the war in Ukraine, a day after Beijing presented a peace plan.

China has attempted to maintain a neutral stance while retaining close ties with strategic ally Moscow, publishing a 12-point position paper on Friday that called for urgent peace talks and a 'political settlement' to end the conflict.

PEACE ARBITER French President Emmanuel Macron listens during an online meeting with G7 leaders and Ukraine's President at the Elysee palace in Paris, on Friday, Feb. 24, 2023, on the first anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Macron on Saturday said he would visit China in April and urged it to pressure Russia to end the war in Ukraine, a day after Beijing presented a peace plan. AFP PHOTO

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