China's Xi calls for a political solution to ease Ukraine crisis: Xinhua

China's President Xi Jinping on Saturday called for a political solution for over the Ukraine crisis to avoid confrontations, the official Xinhua news agency reported. Efforts should be made to "ease the tense situation and avoid acceleration of confrontations and conflicts in an alternative way," Xinhua quoted Xi as telling visiting United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. Xi's comments come at a time of renewed concern over an escalation of the conflict in eastern Ukraine. The shooting-down of a Malaysian plane in eastern Ukraine showed that "it is important and imperative to properly address the Ukraine crisis," Xi said, saying that efforts should be made to prevent Ukraine from falling into a humanitarian crisis. Read More http://ift.tt/1l9P4ho