BERLIN, Nov 13 German Chancellor Olaf Scholz called on the Vietnamese authorities to take a clear position in relation to the events taking place around Ukraine, the DPA agency reports the words of the head of the German government, who made an appeal after a meeting with Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chin. , which, in his opinion, is a violation of international law with the danger of «precedent consequences».
«Small countries can no longer be safe from the actions of their larger and more powerful neighbors,» he added.< br>
Scholz is on a working trip to the Vietnamese capital of Hanoi. There, he met with Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chin and General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam Nguyen Phu Trong before traveling to Singapore to attend the Asia-Pacific German Business Conference.
Formerly Vietnam is like China and India , abstaining from voting, did not support the UN resolution on Ukraine condemning Russia's special operation in Ukraine.