Ambassador reproaches Chinese diplomat in France who says "it is not that simple" with status of Ukraine and Crimea
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Ambassador of Ukraine to France Vadym Omelchenko has reacted to the scandalous statements that the Chinese ambassador in this country made about Crimea and the status of Ukraine in international law.
Source: Omelchenko, the Ambassador of Ukraine to France, on Twitter, as reported by European Pravda
China's ambassador to France, Lu Shaye, said in an interview that the former Soviet countries "do not have an effective status in international law" because there is no international agreement that would materialise their status as a sovereign country.
When asked whether he considers Crimea to be a part of Ukraine, the ambassador said that "it depends on how you perceive the problem," adding that "it is far from being simple."
The Chinese diplomat also said that Crimea was "Russian from the beginning", but did not specify what he meant by the beginning.
Ukrainian Ambassador Vadym Omelchenko strongly reacted to such statements.
"There are obvious problems with [the ambassador's understanding of] geography; or else, such statements go against the position of the Chinese capital "regarding efforts to restore peace in Ukraine based on international law and the goals and principles of the UN Charter."
The test question "Who owns Crimea?" is, as always, indicative. Next time it would be good to expand it with the question "Who owns Vladivostok?". There is no place for ambiguity here. Crimea is Ukraine," Omelchenko wrote on Twitter.
He added that "the Soviet empire no longer exists, and history moves on."
Background: Bloomberg agency reports that French President Emmanuel Macron, with the assistance of China, is looking for a way to bring the leaders of Ukraine and Russia to the negotiating table.
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