The Shanghai Council condemns trade wars and attacks on Iran – without reference to Ukraine

The Summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (OSS-SCO), an alliance of countries outside NATO, including China, Russia and India, expressed its opposition to commercial coercion and condemned the attacks on its members. The HSS Member States reject unilateral coercion measures, including “financial measures”, refers to the joint declaration issued, in an apparently critical statement on US President Donald Trump’s trade duties. Recently, Trump doubled the duties in imports from India to 50% due to his oil transactions with Russia. Beijing is still negotiating with Washington, as both sides agreed in May on a temporary cessation of the strong tariff dispute. In addition, according to a joint statement broadcast by the Chinese New China agency, the organization “strongly condemns actions that cause victims between civilians and a humanitarian disaster” in the Gaza Strip and calls for “complete and sustainable ceasefire, […]
Source: News Beast

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