Ljubljana, Sept. 14 -- Reiterating that China is commited to promoting peace talks for resolving hot-spot issues, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said that wars cannot solve problems and highlighted that sanctions would only complicate them.

He made the remarks at a press conference in Ljubljana on Saturday, after his meeting with Slovenia's Deputy PM and Minister of Foreign and European Affairs, Tanja Fajon, China Daily reported.

"China does not participate in or plan wars, and what China does is to encourage peace talks and promote political settlement of hotspot issues through dialogue", Wang Yi said.

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