Remarks by China's ambassador to France questioning the sovereignty of former Soviet states such as Ukraine are totally unacceptable, Czech and Lithuanian foreign ministers said before a meeting with EU colleagues April 24. "It is totally unacceptable," Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavsky said ahead of the meeting. Chinese ambassador to Paris Lu Shaye had said in an interview aired on French television last week that "these ex-USSR countries don't have actual status in international law because there is no international agreement to materialize their sovereign status." Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis also blasted such comments as "totally unacceptable." To read the original story by Reuters, click here.
EU Ministers Say Chinese Envoy's Remarks On Ukraine Sovereignty 'Unacceptable'
Chinese Ambassador Lu Shaye (file photo)