"Taoiseach should give more than a perfunctory nod to serious concerns about the Asian giant's record Ireland rightly places human rights and the rule of law at the heart of our foreign policy. It is evident in how we have stood resolutely with Ukraine since Russia's illegal invasion and where we have called out the horrors of the ongoing attacks of the Israeli Defence Forces in Gaza and the West Bank."
"It is evident in how we have stood resolutely with Ukraine since Russia's illegal invasion and where we have called out the horrors of the ongoing attacks of the Israeli Defence Forces in Gaza and the West Bank. We are proud that we have taken part in every single United Nations peacekeeping mission and our values underpin our approach to development aid."
The Taoiseach should give more than a perfunctory nod to serious concerns about the Asian giant's record. Ireland places human rights and the rule of law at the heart of its foreign policy. That commitment is evident in Ireland's resolute support for Ukraine since Russia's illegal invasion and in its public condemnation of the horrors of ongoing attacks by the Israeli Defence Forces in Gaza and the West Bank. Ireland has participated in every United Nations peacekeeping mission. Irish values underpin the country's approach to development aid. The Taoiseach should align diplomatic engagement and trade considerations with these human-rights priorities to avoid mere symbolic gestures.
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