Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó goes to China to discuss ‘peace plan’ for Russia and Ukraine

"Europe got obsessed with the war," he claimed.

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"The war is ongoing in the neighbouring country, that's why peace efforts are so important. We support the ‘peace plan’ proposed by China for two reasons: on the one hand, it refers to peace, on the other hand, it exists. At least, it is something that relates not to the continuing of the war, but its termination," the Hungarian diplomat wrote, echoing Russian propaganda claims that NATO and allies help to continue war.

Hungary doesn't want the European-Chinese relationships to be damaged by such an attitude, the minister added.

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"We see China not as a risk, but as a country with great opportunities for cooperation. West-East (Europe-China) cooperation can create a truly beneficial division of labour. Hungary is an excellent example of it," Szijjártó said.

China presented on Feb. 24 a 12-point "position paper" on ending the Russian full-scale war against Ukraine. Beijing called on, in particular, to cease fire, peace negotiation, but not for the withdrawal of Russian troops from Ukraine's sovereign territory.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said he believes it is positive that Beijing has started talking about Ukraine, but disagreed with some points.

Zelenskyy offered his own, ten-point peace plan, based on respect for the UN Charter and international law, back in November. Under it, Russia would withdraw completely from all Ukrainian territory, pay reparations, and hand over war crimes suspects for trial, among other measures.

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