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[text/ruan jiaqi, observer network]

according to reports from kazakh media such as the astana times and reuters on the 16th, kazakh president tokayev held talks with visiting german chancellor scholz in astana on monday local time. this is the first visit of a german head of government to kazakhstan in nearly 14 years. starting last sunday, scholz and a large business delegation embarked on a three-day trip to five central asian countries, aiming to establish closer relations in the fields of economy and energy, climate and environment, and regional cooperation.

according to reports, at the request of scholz, tokayev commented on the solution of the current situation in ukraine. tokayev believes that there is still a chance for peace between russia and ukraine. it is necessary to seriously consider the peace initiatives proposed by various countries and reach a decision to stop hostilities before discussing the territorial issue. "we believe that the peace initiatives proposed by china and brazil are worthy of support," he said.

tokayev said that if the ukrainian crisis escalates further, it will bring irreparable consequences to all mankind, especially all countries directly involved in the crisis. the report quoted him as saying, "it is a fact that russia cannot be defeated in a military sense... unfortunately, the refusal to sign the istanbul agreement missed the opportunity to at least reach a ceasefire."

according to reuters, scholz rejected the proposal. he continued to condemn russia's "invasion" of ukraine, claiming that germany supports ukraine's self-defense and the maintenance of its sovereignty, but also agreed that opportunities for peaceful development still need to be explored.

he said that after the first ukrainian "peace summit" held in switzerland, another peace conference with the participation of russia would be needed.

on september 16, local time, the president of kazakhstan held talks with the german chancellor to exchange views on strengthening bilateral relations. visual china

according to the report, scholz was referring to ukrainian president zelensky's recent statement that he was ready to hold a second peace summit in november this year, and urged moscow to attend the summit. on the 15th of this month, igor zhovkova, deputy director of the ukrainian presidential office, also mentioned the matter again.

in response to this proposal earlier, russian presidential press secretary peskov said that russia is not clear about what the ukrainian president means by the second peace summit, because the first peace summit was not a "peace summit" at all.

at the high-level meeting on ukrainian peace, also known as the first ukrainian "peace summit", held in switzerland in mid-june this year, although 78 countries signed the final joint communiqué, some major "non-aligned countries" did not sign it together. in addition, russia, another party to the russian-ukrainian conflict, did not participate. the meeting did not clarify the direction of progress in other aspects, leading to the summit being described as a "western stratosphere."

reuters also reported at the time that although the meeting was named a "peace summit", western powers and their allies still strongly condemned russia's "invasion" of ukraine. these countries failed to persuade some major "non-aligned countries" to sign a joint statement after the meeting, including 14 participating brics countries. at the same time, no country expressed its willingness to host subsequent summits of this kind.

in the russia-ukraine peace talks, russia has repeatedly stressed that moscow has never refused to negotiate. russian president vladimir putin reiterated at the eastern economic forum on the 5th that he is ready to negotiate with ukraine and that russia is willing to return to the draft istanbul agreement rather than conduct peace talks based on some "illusory demands."

in his speech that day, putin also praised the efforts of russian partners to put forward the russian-ukrainian peace initiative and said that russia respects countries that truly want to resolve the ukrainian conflict. he pointed out that china, brazil and india are potential mediators.

on september 5, local time, putin delivered a speech at the plenary session of the 2024 eastern economic forum. russian news agency

on may 23 this year, china and brazil jointly issued a "six-point consensus" on the political solution to the ukrainian crisis, believing that "dialogue and negotiation are the only viable way out of the ukrainian crisis." the consensus emphasizes the need to abide by the "three principles" of cooling down the situation, namely, the battlefield does not spill over, the war does not escalate, and all parties do not add fuel to the fire; it calls on all parties to persist in dialogue and negotiation, increase humanitarian assistance, oppose the use of nuclear weapons, oppose attacks on nuclear power plants, and maintain the stability of the global industrial chain and supply chain.

at the regular press conference of the chinese ministry of foreign affairs on september 13, spokesperson mao ning responded to relevant questions by saying that the six-point consensus proposed by china and brazil is aimed at promoting the urgent task of cooling down the situation. the relevant consensus has received positive responses from more than 110 countries so far, which is in line with the general expectations of the international community. regarding the ukrainian crisis, including the six-point consensus, china has always maintained close communication with ukraine. we will also continue to insist on promoting peace and dialogue and play a constructive role in the political settlement of the ukrainian crisis.

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