BEIJING, Feb 18, 2024 (BSS/AFP) - China's foreign minister has insisted to his Ukrainian counterpart that his country does not sell lethal weapons to Russia for its ongoing war, a statement said Sunday.

During a meeting on the sidelines of a major security conference in Munich on Saturday, Wang Yi told Dmytro Kuleba that China "does not take any advantage of the situation, and does not sell lethal weapons to conflict areas or parties to the conflict", according to a foreign ministry readout.