Poroshenko says he hopes Beijing will play an active role in political solution

In the highest level meeting between China and Ukraine since conflict escalated in the eastern European country last year, Premier Li Keqiang voiced support on Wednesday for the adoption of a development path based on Ukraine's national conditions.

China will continue to carry out pragmatic cooperation with Ukraine on the basis of mutual benefits, Li told Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum, which is underway in Davos, Switzerland.