China, Russia foreign ministers discuss Ukraine crisis

Chinese and Russian foreign ministers discussed the Ukraine crisis in a meeting in Uzbekistan’s Samarkand on Thursday, the Chinese foreign ministry said.

There is no “panacea” for resolving the crisis, China’s Foreign Minister Qin Gang told his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov, adding that China will continue to play a constructive role in promoting a political settlement and restarting peace talks, the ministry said.