Emmanuel Macron and the head of Chinese diplomacy Wang Yi expressed on Wednesday February 15, during a meeting in Paris,
"the same objective of contributing to peace"
in Ukraine
"in accordance with international law"
, declared the Elysium.
The French president received this senior official after meeting in November in Indonesia with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, and before a future visit to China, the principle of which has been stated but the date not yet announced.
He does not hide his hope that Beijing, an important ally of Moscow which did not condemn the Russian invasion of Ukraine launched almost a year ago, put pressure on Russia to return to
“negotiation table”
.
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Wang Yi also met with French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna.
According to a press release from the Quai d'Orsay, both
"recalled the attachment of France and China, as permanent members of the United Nations Security Council, to the territorial integrity and sovereignty of the Ukraine»
.
The Minister also called on her counterpart
"to intensify the pressure on Russia to allow a return to respect for the fundamental principles of the Charter of the United Nations"
.
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Convinced that the
"stability"
of the world is essential for China, Emmanuel Macron had called in November on the Chinese president to
"unite"
their
"forces"
against this conflict.
On Wednesday, the head of state and Wang Yi discussed this war
"and its consequences on the most vulnerable countries, particularly in terms of food security and financing capacity"
, according to the French presidency.
Emmanuel Macron
“recalled the consequences of this conflict on international peace and security”
as well as the “support” of Paris “to an attacked country”.
“They expressed the same objective of contributing to peace in accordance with international law”
, assured the Elysée, without specifying what the contribution of each country could be.
“The Unacceptability of Iranian Support for War”
The French president also spoke of cooperation with China in the face of "global challenges", such as the climate crisis.
He
"presented to his interlocutor the objectives of the One Forest Summit which he will co-chair in Libreville on March 2"
in order to
"propose solutions to forest States to benefit from protective management of forests"
, as well as those of the
"Summit on the new financial pact that Paris will host in June
.
Referring to another area of tension, Catherine Colonna
"called on China to support the efforts undertaken to convince Iran to put an end to its escalation, at the risk of a major proliferation crisis which would have very negative consequences on stability regional and international
.
She also
“recalled the unacceptable nature of Iranian support for the war of aggression led by Russia in Ukraine”
.
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Negotiations between Tehran and the major powers on the Iranian nuclear issue have been suspended for several months.
They had been launched in April 2021 in Vienna to resurrect the 2015 Iranian nuclear program agreement after the United States unilaterally withdrew from this pact in 2018. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) recently published a report of a change in Iran's modus operandi to enrich uranium to 60% at the Fordo underground plant.
After France, Wang Yi must continue his tour by stopping in particular at the Munich security conference, scheduled for Friday to Sunday, but also in Moscow.
He was still to meet Thursday with Emmanuel Bonne, the diplomatic adviser to the Head of State, for a session of the Franco-Chinese strategic dialogue.