CHINA WARNS IT WILL RESPONSE TO NEW US ACTIONS
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning warned that if the White House imposes visa restrictions on officials of the central government and the Hong Kong administration, Beijing will respond resolutely. The State Department issued a statement regarding individuals involved in a case of conspiracy to subvert state power, sentenced by a court in the Hong Kong Autonomous Region; and announced these restrictions for officials of the Asian giant. The United States has attacked our One Country, Two Systems policy, defamed the Hong Kong National Security Law, made false comments about Hong Kong’s democracy and freedoms, interfered with the Hong Kong judiciary, and imposed arbitrary visa restrictions, the spokeswoman said. (PL)
RUSSIA SENDS REQUESTS TO FOUR COUNTRIES FOR TERRORIST ACTS
The Russian Prosecutor General’s Office sent additional requests to the US, Germany, France and Cyprus related to terrorist acts committed against the interests of Russia and its citizens, including the attacks on the Nord Stream 1 and 2 gas pipelines. The communication states that, “despite the available facts, the competent US authorities. The US, Cyprus and France have failed to investigate the circumstances of financing and other assistance in the commission of these acts of terrorism, and the competent authorities of the Federal Republic of Germany are evading their international obligations to cooperate with the Russian Federation. ». (RT)
INDIA WILL PROCEED WITH THE COUNT OF GENERAL ELECTION VOTES
The Election Commission of India assured, a day before the counting of votes in the recently concluded general elections, that all the available mechanism is solid and codified, with no room for errors. Chief Commissioner Rajiv Kumar said hundreds of people, including officials and observers, will be present in that process. He explained that the votes will be counted by mail and, later, by electronic machines to know the 543 members of the Lok Sabha (Lower House of Parliament). (PL)
HUNGARY DENOUNCES ATTEMPT TO SILENCE THOSE WHO ADVOCATE FOR PEACE
Hungary rejected attempts to silence those who advocate peace in Ukraine in the European Union, according to a complaint by its Foreign Minister, Peter Szijjártó. The Belgian Government decided to leave Hungary without the right to vote within the EU, which is seen by the Hungarian Chancellor as an attempt to silence the voice of peace in that regional organization. Budapest is opposed to the rearmament of Ukraine, the sanctions against Russia and the sending of European troops to this confrontation, while demanding to find ways to bring the opposing parties to the negotiating table. (RT)
