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: China on Monday stressed its commitment to the sovereignty of all countries, including former Soviet republics, following an uproar over comments by its ambassador to France over the weekend, reported German news agency dpa.
Distancing the government from comments made by Lu Shaye, the ambassador to France, during an interview on French television, Mao said China had been among the first to establish diplomatic ties with the countries concerned. In his interview, Lu said: “In international law, even these countries of the former Soviet Union have no effective status because there is no international agreement to concretise their status as a sovereign country.” His remarks sparked outrage from the Baltic republics in particular.
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