Meng Jianzhu, head of the Commission for Political and Legal Affairs of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, meets with officials attending a security cooperation dialogue on the Belt and Road Initiative, in Beijing, capital of Ch… read more
Tourists in mask visit Wanchun Pavilion in Jingshan Park in Beijing, capital of China, May 4, 2017. [Photo/Xinhua] A sandstorm swept over much of north China including Beijing on Thursday, turning the sky yellow and reducing visibility. The Natio… read more
The High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice-President Federica Mogherini met this afternoon with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Carlos Raúl Morales Moscoso, the Minister of Labour Aura Leticia Teleguario and the Minister of Interior … read more
Press Release Federica Mogherini, High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice-President of the European Commission, met this afternoon with Talat Xhaferi, newly-elected President of the Assembly of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia as part of his first official … read more
Emily Thornberry, Shadow Foreign Secretary, responding to reports that the Tories are planning a vote on Syria if re-elected, said:
“Now the truth is out. A vote for the Tories is a vote to escalate the war in Syria and prolong the suffering of its people; to risk open conflict between our armed forces and those of Russia and Iran; and to follow Donald Trump’s lead with blind loyalty, no matter where it takes us, and no matter what our other allies think. In short, it is a vote to repeat the mistakes of Iraq from a Prime Minister who just last weekend refused to accept that she got Iraq wrong.
“Instead of this headlong rush to war, the British government should be working flat out through the United Nations to support the current talks on de-escalation of the conflict, with a view to creating a permanent ceasefire, a political solution and a lasting peace. That is what the Syrian people need, not Theresa May’s secret plans to escalate the war.
“These reports also reveal that – even on matters of peace and war – Tory MPs cannot be trusted to think independently and do what is best for the country. This increasingly authoritarian Prime Minister just sees them as voting fodder, and if they are prepared to back her rush to war, they will also surely vote for a chaotic Brexit and the dismantling of our NHS. The only way to stop them is to vote Labour.”
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