China says Russia's concerns 'should also be respected'

MUNICH, Germany: China's foreign minister on Saturday urged the West to respect Russia's concerns over

Ukraine

and questioned if an eastward

NATO expansion

would guarantee peace.

"Ukraine should be a bridge linking East and West, not a frontline," Wang Yi told the

Munich Security Conference

on video-link.

"All parties have the right to raise their concerns, while the reasonable concerns of Russia should also be respected and heeded," he said, speaking through an interpreter.