BEIJING — China hopes the Ukraine issue to be settled through dialogue, Premier Li Keqiang said on March 15.

“We hope there will be a negotiated settlement of this issue through dialogue,” Li told a press conference after the conclusion of China’s annual parliamentary session.

He said there were complex causes behind the issue of Crimea, and China hopes to see a political settlement through dialogue.

“We hope there will be harmonious coexistence between neighbors, and what we hope to see is that there will be the pursuit of common development and win-win outcomes between European countries and between all countries in the world,” he said.