China opposes interference in internal affairs of Belarus from platform of UN Security Council

31 октября 2022
China is against external interference in the internal affairs of Belarus. This was stated by Deputy Permanent Representative of China to the UN, Geng Shuang, in his speech at a meeting of the UN Security Council, which considered the incident with the Ryanair plane in 2021, BelTA informs.

The ICAO as a specialized UN agency, responsible for civil aviation issues, must comply with the principles and objectives of the Chicago Convention, exercise its authority under its mandate, exclude political interference, listen to all sides, consider their concerns on an equal basis and draw conclusions that will stand the test of time.

He also stressed: "China has always opposed unilateral sanctions not authorized by the council, as well as sanctions that have no basis in international law, sanctions against Belarusian airlines. Restrictions of the normal aviation order are detrimental to the development of international civil aviation."

"These restrictions should be lifted immediately," believes Geng Shuang.

In addition, the Chinese representative said: "Now some members of the council have mentioned the internal situation in Belarus. I would like to point out that the situation in Belarus is an internal matter of that country. China has always respected the Belarusian people and their choice of the development path according to the national conditions while respecting the national sovereignty and territorial integrity of Belarus.

"We oppose external interference in the internal affairs of Belarus," said the Chinese representative.