Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will start a two-day working visit to South Korea on Wednesday and he is expected to hold a meeting with his South Korean counterpart, Chung Eui-yong, on Thursday, the Russian Foreign Ministry said
BEIJING (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 23rd March, 2021) The Chinese Foreign Ministry announced that it summoned UK Ambassador to Beijing Caroline Wilson on Tuesday to express protest over the sanctions imposed on Chinese officials for the alleged human rights violations in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.
The EU ambassador was summoned earlier in the day.
"China's deputy foreign minister, Qin Gang, summoned UK Ambassador to Beijing Caroline Wilson on March 23 to express the Chinese government's resolute protest and strongly condemn the UK's unilateral sanctions against China under the pretext of the so-called human rights issue in Xinjiang," the foreign ministry said in a statement.
Qin also reaffirmed China's unwavering to protect national sovereignty and safety.
"China will provide a necessary fair answer to the erroneous actions of the British side," the statement read on.
