Finland president don talk say North Korea send troops go Russia say na escalation

BEIJING (AP) Finland president don talk say North Korea wey send troops go Russia dey show say e be escalation of di Russia-Ukraine war wey no gree wit wetin China don talk about di mata, afta e meet wit China president on Tuesday October 29, 2024.

Finland President Alexander Stubb make him comments afta e meet for more than three hours wit China President Xi Jinping for Beijing on October 29, as part of him visit to discuss di war plus trade and oda mata.

Chinese officials no talk anything specific, but Chinese state media talk say di two sides get deep discussion.

“North Korean activity now, both for arms export and especially for sending troops go Russia na escalation, expansion and provocation,” Stubb talk.

Di U.S. government on Monday talk say North Korea don send 10,000 soldiers go Russia, wia dem believe say dem dey go Kursk border area wey Ukrainian soldiers don take Russian land.

Stubb talk say dat deployment dey go against China position wey talk say make dem no make escalation, no expansion and no provocation for di battlefield.

China and Brazil don come release joint peace plan earlier this year wey dey call for no expansion for battlefield.

Di Finnish leader still talk say China suppose continue to push for peace for Ukraine, and di starting point suppose be Ukraine peace plan.

Him still express concern him say Russian President Vladimir Putin fit deploy nuclear weapons during di war.

“E dey very important say major power like China continue to dey talk wit Russia and make sure say we fit de-escalate as much as possible,” Stubb talk.

Xi, for him side, talk say China dey ready to work wit all di parties wey dey concern, including Finland, to continue to play active role to promote peaceful solution for di crisis, according to state broadcaster CCTV.

Stubb and Xi don meet 14 years ago, di Chinese leader talk for him welcome remarks before dem meet.

Dem don meet wen Stubb be Finland foreign minister and Xi be China vice president.

“I dey ready to work togeda wit you to guide both countries to strengthen strategic cooperation, and make new contribution to world peace and development” Xi talk before di meeting.

Finland na one of di most active European providers of military and civilian aid to Ukraine, and dem join NATO last year bicos of Russia invasion of Ukraine.

Di country wey get 5.6 million pipo dey share land border of 1,340 kilometers wit Russia.

Stubb, wen e don get elected, talk say Finland priorities include to maintain hard line toward Moscow and Russia current leadership, strengthen security ties wit di U.S. and di need to help Ukraine both militarily and for civilian level.

China, on di oda hand, don dey receive plenty criticism from di U.S. and NATO bicos of di support wey dem dey give Russia.

Specifically, di U.S. and NATO don call China enabler of di war.

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg talk say China dey provide equipment, microelectronics and tools wey dey “help Russia to build di missiles, to build di bombs, to build di aircraft, to build di weapons wey dem dey use to attack Ukraine.”

But, Beijing dey play role for mediation for some of di most wahala issues wey dey face di world, as di country’s global presence and economic power don grow, whether na di Russia-Ukraine war or di Israel-Hamas war.

Di Finnish delegation get di environment and agriculture ministers, wey sign agreement for water management.

While China customs don approve two Finnish poultry producers for import.

Dem two still discuss trade, wey be wahala mata as European Union dey plan to put tariff on Chinese built electric cars. Na di tariff dem dey negotiate now.

Stubb talk say, China relationship wit Russia “get direct effect on China relationship wit Europe,” e still talk.

But e also show concern about tariff, “My worry be say we dey enta cycle of tariff, trade, escalation, etc. We need to avoid dat.”

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