In a letter to nearly 80 European parliamentarians, French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna urged the Chinese ambassador to Paris, Liu Shaye, to be declared persona non grata because of his statements about Crimea and the former Soviet republics. newspaper reports moonrefers to the relevant document.
The letter stated that the Chinese diplomat “clearly confirmed that the former Soviet republics do not have a valid status in international law and that there is no international agreement that could specify their status”. According to the authors of the appeal, such statements “exceed the scope of acceptable diplomatic discourse.”
According to them, the words of the Chinese ambassador violate international law and should be seen as a threat to the security of European countries.
“In response to his completely unacceptable behavior, we request that you declare Ambassador Chaiet persona non grata,” the letter reads.
Earlier, Liu Shaye’s statement that Crimea is “originally Russian” and that the status of post-Soviet countries in international law is uncertain, caused a strong reaction Baltic countries, Ukraine and France.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Latvia and Estonia summoned the ambassadors of the People’s Republic of China to these countries.