Ukraine's foreign minister arrived in China on Tuesday for talks with Foreign Minister Wang Yi on ways to achieve a "fair peace" in the war with Russia and also to discuss bilateral relations, he said, Paralel.Az reports citing Reuters.

Dmytro Kuleba's visit is the first by a high-ranking Ukrainian official since Russia's full-scale February 2022 invasion, which China, the world's second largest economy, has not publicly condemned.

Kuleba said he would hold "extensive, detailed, substantive negotiations" with his Chinese counterpart, but did not say when the talks would happen. He said earlier his trip would continue until Thursday.

"We must avoid competition between peace plans. It is very important that Kyiv and Beijing conduct a direct dialogue," he wrote in a statement on Instagram, announcing his arrival in China.