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China urges to respect legitimate security concerns of all states — document

The Chinese Foreign Ministry document on the political settlement of the crisis in Ukraine also says that it is necessary to abandon the Cold War mentality

BEIJING, February 24. /TASS/. China urges to pay attention to, and ease in a proper way legitimate security interests and concerns of all countries, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Friday in a document about political settlement of the crisis in Ukraine.

"Cold War mentality should be abandoned. Security of one country should not be ensured through harming the security of other states, and regional security cannot be maintained through strengthening and expansion of military blocs," the document says. "Legitimate security interests and concerns of all countries should be taken into account, and properly eased.".