Yang Jiechi, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, on Monday, elaborated on China's position on the situation in Ukraine during his meeting with U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan in Rome, capital of Italy.

Two groups from the National Reform Council (NRC) are lobbying other groups to unify their decision on whether or not to accept the charter draft, NRC member Wanchai Sornsiri said yesterday.