Aindrias Moynihan (Cork North West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Reports on Wednesday indicate that the Chinese President, Xi Jinping, was going to send a delegation to Ukraine to hold talks with parties there. This was the first call he has had with President Zelenskyy since the invasion in February last year. According to Chinese media, his aim as set out is to facilitate these peace talks and bring about a ceasefire as soon as possible, and that he is going to be neutral on it. That is all coming despite China describing its partnership with Russia as a no-limits alliance. We have seen where there is a state visit and repeated close engagement there and there is little doubt as to where China's ambition or main interests lie. Given that, how does the Tánaiste see those proposed talks developing or does he think they are expected to go anywhere?

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