Cease to poison the atmosphere: the permanent representative of China to the UN responded harshly UK – Moskovsky Komsomolets

Beijing and London exchanged harsh remarks at the meeting of the security Council

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Permanent representative of China to the UN Liu Jieyi accused his his British colleague Matthew Rycroft that it poisons the atmosphere in the Security Council of the world organization and distorts the position of other States. Thus, the Chinese diplomat responded to the criticism Rycroft, tried to upbraid Beijing for the decision to support Moscow in the consideration of the draft resolution on Syria.

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China and Russia have blocked a document on the cessation of hostilities in Aleppo, where the Syrian army is conducting an operation against terrorists. The final version of the resolution was circulated only a few hours before the vote. Against the adoption of the document were also made by Venezuela, while the 11 members of the security Council supported him.

Ambassador to the UK Matthew Rycroft criticized the decision of Russia and China to veto a resolution on the humanitarian pause in Aleppo. According to the English degree, it happened because of “old perverted faith” of Moscow and Beijing in the “despot, which killed nearly half a million of his countrymen” (referring to Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad – approx.).

the exchange of harsh statements is not over. In response, Liu Jieyi asked the British, who gave him the right to “distort the position” other members of the security Council. “The Security Council is a serious forum, not a place for baseless attacks on the positions of other countries”, – said Raycroft Ambassador to China, reports TASS.

He asked the representative of the United Kingdom “to cease to poison the atmosphere” in the Security Council and expressed hope that in the future Rycroft would not stoop to insults to other States. Point of view was supported by Liu Jieyi permanent representative of Venezuela Rafael Ramirez, who said that the main responsibility for the emergence of the terrorist threat in Syria lies with the United States.