Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Friday that China and the United States have to "assume" their "international responsibilities," in a call with his American counterpart Joe Biden, Chinese television reported.

“As permanent members of the UN Security Council and as the world's top two economies, it is incumbent on us not only to steer Sino-US relations on the right track but to shoulder our international responsibilities and work for peace and tranquility in the world. Xi was quoted as saying by CCTV .

"The Ukrainian crisis is not something we would like" to happen, Xi added.

The interview, which lasted about two hours, Biden had been expected to call on the Chinese leader to distance himself from President Vladimir Putin, whose troops invaded Ukraine on February 24 or face consequences.

According to a brief document released by the public network CCTV, the Chinese president warned that "relations between states cannot reach armed confrontation."

“Conflicts and antagonisms do not benefit anyone. Peace and security are the goods for which the international community should be more interested”, declared the president of the United States.