Lawmakers ask France to declare Chinese ambassador persona non grata

On Sunday, a global alliance uniting lawmakers addressed French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna with a request to declare Chinese Ambassador to France Lu Shaye persona non grata. The request comes after the ambassador’s controversial statements about the sovereignty of the Baltic States.

Among others, the address was signed by MP Žygimantas Pavilionis, chair of the Seimas Committee on Foreign Affairs, MEPs Andrius Kubilius and Petras Auštrevičius, MPs Dovilė Šakalienė, Giedrius Surplys and Eugenijus Sabutis.