Berlin, March 29, IRNA -- Chinese President Xi Jinping here Friday called for a political settlement of the Crimean crisis.

Speaking at a joint news conference with Chancellor Angela Merkel, President Xi stressed his country?s continued ?support for a political and diplomatic solution? to the Ukrainian conflict.

He reiterated that China has ?no personal interests? when it came to the Ukraine issue.

Xi said that his country remained committed to the ?core principles of non-interference? as well as respecting the sovereignty and territorial integrity of other countries.

China had abstained in a recent UN General Assembly vote which declared the Crimean referendum invalid.


By IRNA

 

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