British Foreign Minister’s request to China about the war in Ukraine
In a meeting with Chinese officials, the British Foreign Minister asked the coury not to support Russia in the conflict in Ukraine and to preve Chinese companies from sending weapons to Russia.
According to RCO News Agency, British Foreign Minister David Lemmy held meetings and talks with his Chinese couerpart Wang Yi and Deputy Prime Minister Ding Shuxiang on his first trip to China after the British Labor Party came to power.
The Associated Press reported: “This 2-day trip was an attempt to restore relations with Beijing after relations soured in rece years due to accusations of espionage, China’s support for Russia in the Ukraine war and the alleged suppression of civil liberties in Hong Kong, a former British colony. »
British Foreign Minister’s visit to China
After these meetings, the British Foreign Office announced in a stateme: “Foreign Minister Lemmy said how Britain and China have common ierests in European peace and ending war.” He reiterated that concerns about China’s supply of equipme to Russia’s military-industrial complex risk damaging China’s relations with Europe while coributing to the coinuation of the war in Ukraine.
This stateme stated that both sides have agreed to coinue consultations on this issue and other geopolitical issues such as unrest in West Asia, and noted: “Lamy asked his Chinese couerpart to take all necessary measures to investigate and preve the supply of military equipme.” Russia by Chinese companies.”
The United States on Thursday sanctioned two Chinese companies for allegedly “helping Russia build long-range attack drones used in the war in Ukraine.” The Chinese embassy in Washington said the claims were “false”.
British Foreign Secretary and Vice Premier of China
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China, quoting Wang Yi, announced after the meeting with his British couerpart: “Foreign Minister Wang Yi said that matters related to Taiwan and Hong Kong are considered China’s iernal affairs, and non-ierference in iernal affairs is a fundameal principle.” It is in iernational relations.
The ministry coinued without meioning its cooperation and relations with Russia: “Foreign Minister Wang stated that China and Britain should improve their economic cooperation and find areas of agreeme in world politics despite deep differences.”
The Associated Press quoted Wang Yi as saying: “China is willing to cooperate with all couries, including Britain, to pursue peace for the world and developme for humanity.”
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