FM Wang: China is ready to work with Ukraine to advance bilateral relations

China views Ukraine as a friend and partner, and always approaches and advances China-Ukraine relations from a long-term perspective, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said while meeting with his Ukrainian counterpart Andrii Sybiha in Munich, Germany, Report informs via Xinhua.

Wang said China is ready to work with Ukraine to overcome unfavorable factors, advance bilateral relations, and carry out practical cooperation.

He said that China and Ukraine enjoy a traditional friendship and established a strategic partnership in 2011, with bilateral relations maintaining normal development.

China has been Ukraine's largest trading partner in recent years, Wang noted, adding that this is hard-won under the current circumstances and demonstrates the potential and space for cooperation between the two sides.