LONDON. The G7 tough against China and Russia. In the final drafts of the document of the meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the Big Seven, in London, read by Republic, there is a strong attack in Beijing and Moscow. The draft reads: “In line with international obligations and national laws, we ask China to respect human rights and fundamental freedoms. We continue to be extremely concerned about human rights violations and abuses in Xinjiang and Tibet, especially as regards Muslim Uyghurs and other members of ethnic minorities, the large-scale existence of a network of “political re-education” camps and news of forced labor systems and forced sterilization “. “We strongly demand that access be granted to independent observers, without limitations of any kind, to investigate the situation on the ground, and to representatives of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights”.
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In addition, the Seven continue: “We refer to our communiqué dated March 12 and remain gravely concerned by Chinese decisions that are fundamentally eroding Hong Kong’s democratic foundations and electoral system. We ask China to respect its international obligations. We ask China to respect its international obligations. to stop attacking those who defend human rights and freedoms. We are concerned about practices that undermine free and just systems in trade, investment and development. We call on China to honor its commitments in the cyber sector and limit the theft of intellectual property “.
For all this, “China must constructively participate in the system of international rules”, reads the draft of the press release, “it is in everyone’s interest, including China, to take action against climate change and to promote economic recovery from Covid 19 and support the fight against these and future pandemics. We hope to soon collaborate with China to promote global peace and security. “
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But the G7 ministers also attack Russia: “We are very concerned about Russia’s irresponsible and destabilizing behavior. This includes the deployment of military forces on the border with Ukraine and in the illegally annexed Crimea. We are deeply concerned about malicious activities intended to harm the democratic systems of other countries. We note with disappointment the deterioration of Moscow’s relations with Western countries “.
Finally, the G7 ministers write, “we refer to our communiqué dated January 26 on Alexei Navalny and we condemn his poisoning on Russian territory with the nerve agent Novichok. The use of chemical weapons is unacceptable and goes against international standards. Russia must explain. Those who have used chemical weapons must be identified and judged. “Finally,” we remain deeply concerned by the deterioration of human rights in Russia and the repression system “.
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