{"id":17278,"date":"2025-09-03T00:19:52","date_gmt":"2025-09-02T21:19:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mongolianews.mn\/?p=17278"},"modified":"2025-09-03T00:19:52","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T21:19:52","slug":"fico-shames-eus-no-show-in-beijing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mongolianews.mn\/?p=17278","title":{"rendered":"Fico shames EU\u2019s no-show in Beijing"},"content":{"rendered":"

Slovak prime minister has said his country will be the bloc\u2019s lone representative at China\u2019s WWII commemoration<\/strong><\/p>\n

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has criticized other EU countries for skipping China\u2019s World War II commemoration events, calling their absence \u201cembarrassing.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Fico made the remarks before arriving in Beijing on Tuesday, where he met Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin, and other world leaders. China will stage a grand Victory Parade on\u00a0Wednesday to mark the 80th anniversary of Imperial Japan\u2019s surrender.<\/p>\n

The Slovak leader stressed the importance of honoring every \u201csingle victim of the struggle against fascism,\u201d<\/em> adding that he does not understand why Slovakia is the only EU member represented in Beijing.<\/p>\n

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He argued that a \u201cnew world order\u201d<\/em> is taking shape, with fresh rules and a new balance of power that he described as vital for global stability. Joining such discussions, he said, means encouraging dialogue rather than \u201cplaying the role of an offended little child,\u201d<\/em> a stance he accused EU leaders of taking.<\/p>\n

Fico will join dozens of foreign leaders at the commemorations, including Putin, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. Earlier this year, Fico and Vucic\u00a0 traveled to Moscow for the May 9 Victory Day parade on Red Square, marking the Soviet Union\u2019s defeat of Nazi Germany\u00a0\u2013 a move that drew sharp criticism from some Western officials.<\/p>\n

China\u2019s war with Imperial Japan, which began in 1937, is estimated to have claimed 15 to 20 million lives, including both soldiers from rival communist and nationalist forces as well as civilians. The Soviet Union lost an estimated 27 million troops and civilians defeating Nazi Germany.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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