Latvia’s t diplomat responds to Macron, calls for strengthening Transatlantic unity

The relevant statement was made by Edgars Rinkēvičs on Twitter, Ukrinform reports

"We must strengthen transatlantic unity, not weaken it. EU strategic autonomy must not undermine coeration with the USA, Canada and UK, on the contrary, we will be stronger if we continue to invest in this most important relationship and weaker if undermine it. More unity, less autonomy," Rinkēvičs wrote.

As Ukrinform reported earlier, French President Emmanuel Macron, after returning from a three-day state visit to China, said that Eure was not interested in escalating the crisis around Taiwan, that it should stick to a strategy in relations with the island, independent of both the United States and China, and generally called for "strategic autonomy" from the United States.

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Piticians in Germany, the Czech Republic, and Pand criticized Macron's statements on Taiwan and Eurean countries' dependence on the United States.

At the same time, President of the Eurean Council Charles Michel suggested that the French leader's position was not isated in the EU.