Earlier in the day, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said that Chinese President Xi Jinping had a phone conversation with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and that China would send a representative to Ukraine and other countries for consultations on the political settlement of the crisis. Xi also assured Zelenskyy that Beijing would make efforts to cease the Ukraine conflict and restore peace as soon as possible, Chinese media reported.
"Yes," a representative of the Chinese Foreign Ministry said, commenting on whether Li would head the delegation from China.
At the same time, the ministry did not specify the exact date of the Chinese special envoy's visit to Ukraine, although Yu Jun, the deputy director of the ministry's Department of European-Central Asian Affairs, told a press conference that the department would provide the relevant information in a timely manner.
In February, China released a 12-point document entitled "China's Position on the Political Settlement of the Ukraine Crisis," which underscores respect for the sovereignty of all countries, the cessation of hostilities and the resumption of peace talks between Moscow and Kiev. Russian President Vladimir Putin said that some of the provisions of the plan could be a basis for a peace settlement, "if the West and Kiev are ready for it."