Poland’s Radosław Sikorski met Wang Yi in New York on Thursday, where the two top diplomats were attending the 79th Session of the UN General Assembly.
The pair discussed Warsaw-Beijing relations ahead of Poland’s turn at the head of the rotating presidency of the Council of the EU, which begins in January, Polish state news agency PAP reported.
In a post on social media, the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs said: “The conversation focused on scenarios for ending the war in Ukraine and China’s relations with the [EU] during the [Polish] presidency.”
The foreign ministry in Warsaw added that Wang had accepted an invitation to visit Poland later this year.
In an address to the UN Security Council on Tuesday, Wang said China was seeking a solution to the war in Ukraine that would consider Ukrainian territorial integrity as well as Russia’s “legitimate security concerns.”
According to PAP, Sikorski believes that China could influence Moscow to end its invasion of Ukraine, with Beijing being in a position of significant global power.
Leaders around the world have repeatedly
called for China to help resolve the war in Ukraine since Russia launched its full scale invasion in February 2022.
However, some analysts say that a prolonged Russia-Ukraine conflict could be beneficial to Beijing.
As the war continues,
Moscow has strengthened ties with China by increasing energy exports to the country and purchasing advanced technology for its defense industry from Chinese companies.
Politico, citing a Ukrainian government document, reported that China is using the UN General Assembly as an opportunity to obtain support for a plan for peace in Ukraine that favors Russia.
