Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke with Chinese President Xi Jinping in what was the two leaders' first official contact since January 2022, before Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Xi announced that he will send a special envoy to visit Ukraine and "other countries" to work on a political solution.
"I believe that this call, as well as the appointment of Ukraine's ambassador to China, will give a powerful impetus to the development of our bilateral relations," Zelenskyy said in a statement on Twitter.
The Chinese government's official position still refuses to call the war an "invasion."
The call between the two leaders is said to have lasted an hour, according to Zelenskyy's office.
"Before the full-scale Russian invasion, China was Ukraine's number one trading partner. I believe that our conversation today will give a powerful impetus to the return, preservation and development of this dynamic at all levels," Zelenskyy said in a statement.
-ABC News' Karson Yiu, Cindy Smith and Will Gretsky