Fourth summit of CICA in Shanghai:
China and Russia called for the de-escalation of tensions in Eastern Ukraine calling crisis as “domestic” issue
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping believe that Ukraine crisis is a domestic issue and should be resolve peacefully and in a political way, reports Russian media on Tuesday.
In a joint statement issued by both leaders, Putin and Xi urged Ukrainians to start “broad nationwide talks” on ending their country’s crisis. Russia is of the view that Ukraine should invite eastern leaders for peace talks while Ukrainian government has refused to invite eastern leaders that Ukraine call “separatist rebels” for any negotiation and is using power to solve crises in eastern Ukraine.
Both world leaders in a statement after their meeting at a start of a two-day meeting of Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA) also attended a signing ceremony where both countries inked 49 cooperation deals in fields including energy, transport and infrastructure.
Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA) is a multi-national forum for enhancing cooperation towards promoting peace, security and stability in Asia. It is a forum based on the recognition that there is close link between peace, security and stability in Asia and in the rest of the world. The Member States, while affirming their commitment to the UN Charter, believe that peace and security in Asia can be achieved through dialogue and cooperation leading to a common indivisible area of security in Asia where all states co-exist peacefully and their peoples live in peace, freedom and prosperity.
The idea of convening the CICA was first proposed by H.E. Mr. Nursultan Nazarbayev, President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, on 5 October 1992, at the 47th Session of the United Nations General Assembly. The moving spirit behind this initiative was the aspiration to set up an efficient and acceptable structure for ensuring peace and security in Asia. Unlike other regions in the world, Asia did not have such a structure at that time and earlier attempts to create a suitable structure had not been very successful. This initiative was supported by a number of Asian countries who felt that such a structure was the need of the time.
