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China Refuses to Take Part in Swiss Conference on Ukraine - Report

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - China has confirmed it will not take part in a peace conference on Ukraine in Switzerland in June, where Russia was not invited, Reuters reported citing sources.
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Beijing declined the invitation because conditions for its participation were not met, the report said.
Earlier, commenting on Kiev's call for Chinese President Xi Jinping to attend the summit in Switzerland, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said that China supports convening an international peace conference to resolve the Ukrainian crisis, which is recognized by both Moscow and Kiev.
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