Hungary supported China’s plan to resolve the conflict in Ukraine

Hungary considers China’s peace plan to resolve the conflict in Ukraine important and supports it, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said during a speech in parliament ahead of the spring session. The speech was broadcast by the M1 TV channel.

“We need a ceasefire and start peace talks. Hungary calls for peace at all international forums, I see that most of the states support peace. Hungary cannot isolate itself from most of the world… Therefore, we consider China’s peace plan important and support it,” declared he (quoted by RIA Novosti).

February 24 China introduced their proposals for the settlement of the conflict in Ukraine. The corresponding document was published on the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the country. It consists of 12 items. Among them are respect for the sovereignty of all countries, the rejection of the Cold War mentality, the cessation of hostilities and the promotion of a dialogue between Moscow and Kiev, respect for international humanitarian law, the protection of civilians and the exchange of prisoners of war; reduction of strategic risks, countering the use or threat of use of nuclear weapons, etc.

Earlier today, commenting on China’s plan, Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov notedthat any attempt to come up with a plan to move the conflict into a “peaceful channel” deserves attention. “We treat the plan of our Chinese friends with such great attention,” Peskov stressed. However, he noted that the details of the plan should be carefully analyzed. The Kremlin spokesman also said that now Moscow does not see the prerequisites for the conflict in Ukraine to go into a “peaceful direction.”