The French President and the Chinese leader were maintained on the sidelines of the summit which opened Tuesday in Indonesia.
Le Monde with AFP
The Russian invasion of Ukraine was at the center of the interview between the French president, Emmanuel Macron, and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, Tuesday, November 15. The French head of state called on their two countries to “unite” their “forces” against the war in Ukraine, stressing that the “stability” of the world was also in the “interest” of China. According to the Elysée, Mr. Macron asked Xi Jinping to bring Vladimir Putin back to the negotiation table “.
It is advisable to unite our forces to meet both major international issues, you have mentioned that of the climate to mention only one and probably the most significant, but also to international crises like the War launched by Russia in Ukraine for which the G20 constitutes an appropriate format, “launched the French president at the start of a bilateral interview on the sidelines of the G20 summit which opened Tuesday in Bali.
China did not condemn the Russian offensive in Ukraine launched on February 24 and remains very reluctant, as well as many countries in the South, including Indonesia, to criticize Moscow, including at the top of the G20.
The G20 should publish a press release in which “most” group members firmly sentence the Russian offensive in Ukraine, however said a senior American official on Tuesday.
The G20 summit must “reduce the tensions, the deviations that there is in the international environment and allow us to build what I believe is interest and China and France, C ‘ That is to say, real stability, tangible elements of cooperation that allow us to bring peace wherever the conflict has settled, “noted the French president. He must also contribute to “ensuring economic prosperity, in particular for our middle classes, and doing it while reducing the programs (CO₂) and therefore by winning the battle for climate and biodiversity”, he said .
Emmanuel Macron also insisted on his “desire to give a new impetus to the resumption of cooperation” with China, in particular on the front of global warming.
“Strengthen cooperation”
XI Jinping called for its part France and Europe to work, alongside China, to strengthen “stability” in the world, without however quoting war in Ukraine.
“China and France, China and Europe must ensure that their relationship is developing on the right long -term rails in order to inject stability and positive energy in the world,” said the Chinese leader.
He also said he was ready to “strengthen cooperation” of China with France in order to “face the overall energy security, climate change (…) and sustainable development”.
The interview between the two leaders, held in the hotel of the Chinese delegation, lasted a little more than forty minutes, according to the Elysée.
Emmanuel Macron addressed his “wishes for success for China” after the renewal of Xi Jinping in October at the head of the Communist Party and the country.