A Chinese envoy on Friday condemned any attacks targeting innocent civilians and called on the parties to the Ukraine conflict to cease attacks on civilians and civilian infrastructure.
All parties should demonstrate political will and flexibility to achieve a comprehensive and lasting peace agreement, said Fu Cong, China's permanent representative to the United Nations, at the UN Security Council emergency meeting held at the request of the Russian Federation following reports of an attack on a dormitory in Starobilsk in the Luhansk region.
"China has noted the reports of drone attacks on a school in Starobelsk and expresses deep concerns on the casualties it caused, especially those of students. China condemns any attacks targeting innocent civilians. The lingering Ukraine crisis, the ever intensified situation in the battlefield, and the immense miseries of ordinary people, are all things that no party, including China, would like to see," said Fu.
Fu called for calm and restraint, and for the parties to strictly observe international humanitarian law, effectively protect civilians' safety, and cease attacks on civilians and civilian infrastructure, so as to promote cooling of the situation, and strive to bring hope for an early return to peace.
China's position on the Ukraine issue is objective, impartial, and consistent, Fu said, adding that Chin is willing to work with the international community and continue playing a constructive role in the political settlement of the crisis.
Russian UN ambassador Vassily Nebenzia told the Security Council that the Ukrainian drone attack on a college dorm building on Friday has killed six people dead and injured 40 others.
China condemns attacks on civilians in Ukraine conflict
