The South Korean Foreign Ministry said on Thursday that the government will take legal action if it is confirmed that fuel shipments are being sent to Russia illegally, following a media report based on an analysis of port records and ship tracking data.
The ministry explained that it had not yet confirmed whether South Korean fuel, including diesel, had been exported to Russia.
She added that exports of some products referred to in a Guardian report, such as diesel and commercial jet fuel, are not included in the South Korean export control list to Russia.
Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif called on the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party, on Tuesday, to abandon its protest policy and cancel its long march towards Islamabad to demand the release of the imprisoned former prime minister. Imran Khan, and linked the dialogue to stopping the protest, according to what was reported by the German News Agency (DPA).
Sharif stressed that the escalation would cause serious damage to national economic growth and the country's international standing, according to what was reported by the Pakistani Associated Press of Pakistan.
“I still call on them to come to their senses,” the Prime Minister said during the foundation stone laying ceremony for the Kashmir Chowk tunnel, which is being built to facilitate traffic between Islamabad and Rawalpindi. Stop your long marches and sit-ins. Once you stop it, we will definitely sit with you and talk so that Pakistan moves forward with joint action, honesty and integrity. “This is what the nation wants, and this is the voice of every Pakistani.”
Sharif told the audience that the PTI party had once again returned to the policy of sit-ins and long marches, despite the sincere efforts made by the government to engage in serious negotiations.
He added that a joint committee including representatives of the Pakistan Muslim League (N) and the Pakistan Peoples Party held talks with the opposition, but the process was halted after the PTI demanded last-minute changes to the final draft. “Which indicates that the only goal was to thwart the dialogue.”
Sharif warned that “the policy of sit-ins and long marches will mainly affect the economy.” Disruptions will hit your exports, manufacturing and imports. If your worker or engineer cannot reach the factory, manufacturing site or office on time, who loses? It is a loss for this nation; A loss for this country.”
He stressed: “We will not allow this to happen.” The law will take its course. Protecting people’s lives and property is our responsibility, and we will ensure that by all means.”
Television channels reported that police in the Indian capital, New Delhi, arrested opposition representatives, including Rahul Gandhi and his sister Priyanka, as they attempted to break through barriers during a demonstration organized today, Tuesday, to demand the resignation of the country's Chief Election Commissioner.
Earlier today, the authorities deployed hundreds of security personnel in the center of the Indian capital, and barriers were set up ahead of an opposition march to demand the resignation of the Chief of the Election Commission against the backdrop of a controversial amendment to the voter lists.
The protests, in which parties opposing Prime Minister Narendra Modi and a popular youth movement are participating, are centered around Election Commission Chief Gyansh Kumar, after the Indian Express newspaper published a report last month about divisions within the commission.
The differences referred to in the report regarding lists and registration procedures raised concerns about the impartiality of the Commission, according to Reuters news agency.
Television channels showed hundreds of security personnel, some carrying batons, around the Electoral Commission headquarters near Parliament and government headquarters.
The march, in which representatives from parties opposing Modi and his Bharatiya Janata Party will participate, is scheduled to begin at eleven in the morning, starting from Parliament and arriving at the headquarters of the Election Commission, according to what was announced by the main opposition party, the Congress Party.
The Congress and other parties say that the voter lists were amended in a way that favored Modi and his party. Kumar did not comment on the issue, but the Commission and Modi-led Bharatiya Janata Party denied the accusations.
Yesterday (Monday), the Supreme Court of India agreed to hear the legal defenses demanding its intervention in the accusations related to voter registration and the behavior of the head of the commission.
