This was stated by the coordinator of strategic communications of the White House, John Kirby, writes Ukrinform.

"Biden wants to talk to Xi again.

And he will do it.

And we will do it at the most convenient time," he added.

representative of the White House.

Currently, he cannot name the dates of such a conversation.

"But it's important that we keep those lines of communication open, especially now when the tension is so high," Kirby stressed.

He recalled that Secretary of State Anthony Blinken postponed a visit to China after a spy balloon was discovered over the United States.

According to him, Washington would still like to implement this visit.

Kirby also said that work is underway to have Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo visit China to discuss economic issues.

We will remind you that according to the Financial Times, Chinese leader Xi Jinping plans to hold telephone talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky right after his trip to Russia and meeting with Vladimir Putin.

We would like to add that during Xi Jinping's visit to Moscow, Vladimir Putin said that he had carefully read China's plan for the "Ukrainian settlement" and hinted at his readiness for negotiations.

In turn, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine expects that Xi Jinping will use his influence on Putin to end the war.

The spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Oleg Nikolenko emphasized that Ukraine is ready for a closer dialogue with China with the aim of restoring peace.

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