China did not take part in Davos Peace Formula meeting

There was no Chinese representative at the fourth meeting of national security advisors concerning the Ukrainian Peace Formula in Davos on 14 January.

Source: European Pravda

Details: The Office of the President of Ukraine reported earlier that 81 countries and international organisations had taken part in the meeting, but China was not among them, although Beijing had been invited. Two sources confirmed China’s absence to European Pravda.

When European Pravda asked Andrii Yermak, Head of the President’s Office, a question about who attended the meeting, he replied that many Western countries and countries of the Global South had participated.

Quote: "The number of participants is increasing – over 80 countries and international organisations [participated this time]. There were 66 at the previous meeting in Malta."

Yermak added that "a lot of countries are expressing their opinions, especially the countries of the Global South".

A European Pravda source said Davos was deliberately chosen as the location of the peace formula meeting so that Chinese representatives would not have to travel, as they are already in Davos attending the World Economic Forum.

Of the four Ukrainian Peace Formula meetings so far, only one, held in Jeddah in early August last year, has been attended by a Chinese representative. At the time, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba called China’s participation a "major breakthrough".

China was not present at the following meeting in Malta. The Office of the President of Ukraine said this was due to a "scheduling conflict".

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