China respects sovereignty of former USSR countries, Chinese spokesperson says

China assured this Monday that it respects the “sovereign state status” of the countries of the former Soviet Unionafter some controversial statements by the Chinese ambassador in France about the topic.

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“China respects the sovereign state status of the republics” born after the dissolution of the USSR in late 1991, the Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman told the press, mao ning.

Beijing “respects the sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity of all countries and supports the objectives and principles of the United Nations Charter”he insisted.

His remarks come after the Chinese ambassador to France, Lu Shayewill deny the sovereignty of former Soviet republics on Friday on the local chain ICL.

When asked by the French channel if the peninsula of crimeaannexed in 2014 by Russia, was Ukrainian, the Chinese ambassador replied: “It depends on how you look at the problem. There is a story. Crimea was Russian at first.

Lu argued that the countries that emerged as independent nations after the fall of Soviet Union in 1991, They do not have effective status under the international right because there is not a international agreement that confirms their status as sovereign nations.”

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Baltic countries summon ambassadors

The statements sparked controversy and both Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia decided on Monday to convene the respective representatives of China.

The governments of the three nations, members of the European Union (EU) and NATOThey also want to remind China that “they were illegally occupied by the Soviet Union”.

“The three Baltic States will convene during the day” on Monday to their Chinese representatives “to ask for clarification, to know if China’s position regarding independence has changed”said Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis.

They will also remember Beijing “that we are not post-Soviet countries, but countries that were illegally occupied by the Soviet Union”insisted on the sidelines of a ministerial meeting in Luxembourg.

The Foreign Minister of Latvia, Edgars Rinkevicsdenounced some comments on Sunday “completely unacceptable”.

His Estonian peer, Margus Tsahknadescribed them in turn as “false” and considered that they revealed a “misinterpretation of History”.

“Under international law, the baltic states They have been sovereign since 1918, but they were occupied for 50 years.” by USSRhe added.

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“Unacceptable” Statements

The head of EU diplomacy, Josep Borrellalso joined the complaints and described the statements as “unacceptable”.

“The EU can only assume that these statements do not represent the official position of China”said.

China He marked distances on Monday with the ambassador’s statements.

“After the collapse of the Soviet Union, China was one of the first countries to restore diplomatic relations” with these countries, Mao stressed.

“Since the establishment of diplomatic relations, China always adhered to the principle of mutual respect and equality to develop bilateral relations of friendship and cooperation”he added.

The Chinese diplomat blamed some media for misinterpreting the position of Beijing about Ukraine and of “sow discord in relations between China and the affected countries.

Although Beijing says he is officially neutral, the Chinese president, Xi Jinpingnever condemned the Russian invasion.

Source: Elcomercio

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