BEIJING, January 9. /TASS/. China is not taking any sides in the Ukrainian conflict, invariably supporting resolving the crisis via talks, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said, speaking at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing.

"While facilitating the resumption of peace talks and the restoration of peace, we are actively preparing not to take any sides [in the Ukrainian conflict] and aspire for [settling the situation] exclusively via peace talks," the top Chinese diplomat noted in his statement on the results of 2023.

He stressed that since the beginning of the Ukrainian conflict, China has consistently applied efforts to settle it politically, including at various international venues, such as the UN. That said, according to the diplomat, the Chinese side has never attempted to gain any profit from the Ukrainian crisis.