Dialogue, negotiation only viable way to resolve Ukraine crisis: Chinese envoy

Dialogue and negotiation are the only viable way to resolve the Ukraine crisis, and China welcomes all efforts towards peace, a Chinese envoy said Thursday.

During the 93rd plenary meeting of the 79th session of the UN General Assembly reviewing the Ukraine issue, Geng Shuang, China's deputy permanent representative to the United Nations, called on the international community to seize the positive momentum and promote an early political solution to the crisis through dialogue and negotiations.

"The Ukraine issue has entered a critical phase for a negotiated settlement. The international community's calls for peace and encouragement of peace talks have intensified, and key stakeholders have held a series of contacts and negotiations. China welcomes these developments and supports all efforts towards peace. Dialogue and negotiation are the only viable path to resolving the Ukraine crisis. China calls on the parties to the conflict to maintain the momentum of peace talks, demonstrate political will, keep building consensus, and strive to reach a fair, lasting, and binding peace agreement at an early date. The international community should foster a positive atmosphere, create favorable conditions, and provide necessary assistance for a political resolution of the crisis," said Geng.

Dialogue, negotiation only viable way to resolve Ukraine crisis: Chinese envoy

Dialogue, negotiation only viable way to resolve Ukraine crisis: Chinese envoy

Dialogue, negotiation only viable way to resolve Ukraine crisis: Chinese envoy

A growing number of Chinese energy companies are increasing their presence in the Persian Gulf as they get deeply involved in the region's energy transition.

As a highlight of China-Gulf cooperation, green energy projects carried out by Chinese companies in Gulf states gained spotlight at the 18th World Future Energy Summit, which took place from Wednesday to Thursday in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

A shining example is the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park in Dubai. As one of the largest single-site solar parks in the world, the solar thermal plant is a key project to help Dubai achieve its carbon reduction goals and significantly increase the share of clean energy in the city's power mix.

"Upon completion in 2030, it will exceed 8,000 megawatts, and it will reduce 8.5 million tons of carbon emmissions on an annual basis. And it will raise Dubai's clean energy capacity up to 36 percent," said Ali Hayat, a senior engineer of the project.

In recent years, more and more Chinese energy product suppliers have transitioned to a new role as investors by building plants and regional offices in the Gulf region to deepen their participation in local energy transition.

"China has been absurdly in the lead in both ways -- in providing technologies that make the cost of solar panel to be affordable around the world, and also in an amazing increase of the share of renewable energy in the energy system," said Francesco La Camera, director-general of the International Renewable Energy Agency.

Chinese companies seek greater role in Gulf states' energy transition