China, Russia walk out during Japan's remarks at ASEAN-related meeting

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China, Russia walk out during Japan's remarks at ASEAN-related meeting​

KYODO NEWS -August 5 2022

The foreign ministers of China and Russia on Friday walked out when it was their Japanese counterpart's turn to speak at an Association of Southeast Asian Nations-related meeting in Phnom Penh, diplomatic sources said.

China's Wang Yi and Russia's Sergey Lavrov left their seats apparently in protest at Japan's criticism of Beijing's military exercises that began in response to U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan and its condemnation of Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.

Wang, Lavrov and Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi were participating in the foreign ministerial session of the 18-member East Asia Summit.

Asia-Pacific ministerial meeting exposes rift over Taiwan

Japan says "multiple nations" have criticized China's firing of ballistic missiles during its military drills near Taiwan at an Association of Southeast Asian Nations-related meeting in Phnom Penh

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It more and more looks like the gloves are off now.

 

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Moscow's Alliance With China Pillar Of Triumph Of Int'l Law: Lavrov​

05-08-2022 03:22 PM

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Friday called Moscow's alliance with Beijing a backstop of international law against the backdrop of Russia's ongoing war on Ukraine.

"Our strategic partnership is one of the pillars of the movement for the triumph of international law," dpa news agency quoted Lavrowv as saying to Interfax at the ministerial meeting of the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) here.

The Foreign Minister presented himself as a protector of the UN Charter, which grants sovereignty to all states on an equal footing.

He also criticized the US for constantly violating this principle.

"We participate together with the Chinese People's Republic in the recently created Group of Friends for the Protection of the UN Charter," Lavrov said, adding that he expected the group to grow.

Washington's attempts to demonstrate its dominance in ever new places in the world will fail, he added.

The Russian leadership justifies its own war against Ukraine, which violates international law, on the one hand with the alleged "liberation" of the people there, and on the other as a defence against a planned expansion of NATO which threatens Russia.

China is officially neutral in the conflict, but blames the West for the escalation.

Moscow recently retaliated in the Taiwan crisis with diplomatic support for Beijing's military manoeuvres off the island.

Alliance with China pillar of triumph of int'l law: Lavrov

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Friday called Moscow's alliance with Beijing a backstop of international law against the backdrop of Russia's ongoing war on Ukraine. "Our strategic partnership is one of the pillars of the movement for the triumph of international law," dpa news agency...

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