The Secretary -General of NATO said that the cooperation between Russia and China in the Arctic region did not meet the interests of NATO. NATO will strengthen the existence of the region and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs responds

August 31, 2022, President Zhao Lijian, spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, presided over a regular press conference

Australian Australian TV reporter: A few days ago, NATO Secretary -General Stoltenberg claimed that the cooperation between Russia and China in the Arctic region did not meet NATO national interests, and NATO will strengthen existence in the region. In response, President President Pesov said that Russia's remarks that it is necessary to expand deployment in the Arctic is deemed to be opposed to Russia in the region. What is China's comment?

Zhao Lijian: Mr. Peskov said well. NATO claims that China -Russia cooperation challenges NATO values ​​and interests, which once again exposes NATO's attempts to output the cold war thinking and copy camp confrontation. NATO should immediately abandon the dangerous thinking and behavior of chaos in the world.

The natural conditions of the Arctic and its changes have a direct impact on the natural environment of China, production and life. Cross -regional issues such as environmental protection, climate change, and sustainable development of the Arctic are closely related to China. China respects the sovereignty, sovereign rights and jurisdictions of the Arctic countries in the Arctic region, and has always carried out the basic principles of "respect, cooperation, win -win, and sustainable". develop.

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