Macron says will visit China in ‘early April’

France's President Emmanuel Macron, flanked by 'Renaissance' senator Francois Patriat, gestures as he visits the 59th edition of the Agriculture fair on its inauguration day in Paris, France Feb. 25, 2023. (Reuters)

PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday said he would visit China in early April and called on Beijing to “help us pressure Russia” to end the war in Ukraine.
Speaking a day after China called for urgent peace talks as it released its plan to end the war in Ukraine, Macron said peace was only possible if “the Russian aggression was halted, troops withdrawn and territorial sovereignty of Ukraine and its people was respected.”