“Crime is a crime, and it cannot be justified for other aspirations” States the Foreign Ministry’s Spokesperson

On 3 March 2023, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has posted a press statement stating by the Foreign Ministry’s spokesperson, “Crime is a crime, and it cannot be justified for other aspirations” on their official website. 

In the press statement, the Foreign Ministry’s spokesperson has addressed the concern of some western foreign diplomats’ arbitrary extension of their regular diplomatic role to an extraterritorial invigilator of a judicial system of the host country as a counter to the universally accepted principles governing relations between sovereign states. 

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation

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