The prime minister called his visit to Beijing the third part of his peace mission, which began last week in Kiev and continued in Moscow.
He recalled that for two and a half years the Hungarians have been living in the shadow of a war. The Hungarians are a peace-loving people. They strive for peace, balance and harmony, which is why "we are always on the side of peace and never on the side of war", he said.
"For us, it is of great importance that China urges that there should be peace in the world, not war."- he said.
"We also appreciate your peace initiative in the conflict in Hungary's neighbourhood," Orbán said, addressing his words to Xi Jinping.
He recalled that the Chinese president had visited Hungary two months ago. The Prime Minister described the meeting as historic. He added that serious agreements had been concluded, but more importantly, the friendship between the two peoples had been established for generations, because Xi Jinping's visit was convincing and cordial, which demonstrated the Hungarian people's goodwill and respect for China's Hungary.
"Many generations will live to enjoy the memory of that visit, of the visit you made to Budapest", Orbán said.
He thanked the Chinese President for raising the level of relations between the two countries. "In the past two months, we have worked continuously to give this form of cooperation substance," he said, thanking the two delegations for the progress they had made in cooperation.
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Xinhua, President Xi expressed appreciation for Orbán's efforts in promoting the political settlement of the Ukraine crisis and elaborated on China's relevant views and propositions.
Xi stressed that an early ceasefire and a political settlement are in the interests of all parties, saying that the priority is to cool down the situation through observing the three principles of no expansion of the battlefield, no escalation of fighting, and no fanning by any party over the flames.
Xi called on the international community to create conditions and provide support for the resumption of direct dialogue and negotiation between the two sides, saying that only if all major countries inject positive rather than negative energy, can a ceasefire in this conflict emerge as soon as possible.
"China has been actively promoting peace talks in its own way and encouraging and supporting all efforts conducive to a peaceful settlement of the crisis," he said, adding that the basic propositions of China and Hungary and the direction of their efforts are the same, and China is willing to stay in communication with Hungary and all relevant parties.
