“US President Donald Trump has signed a decree allowing sanctions and restrictions on trips against states that illegally keep US citizens. The new mechanism can influence the participation of individual foreign leaders in the annual session of the UN General Assembly.”, – WRITE: www.pravda.com.ua
Source: US Presidential Decree, Financial Times, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio
Details: The document provides for the application of economic sanctions and visa restrictions against any country that the White House recognizes “the sponsor of the illegal maintenance of” US citizens.
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According to Rubio, as in the case of the definition of “state – sponsor of terrorism”, no country should seek to be on this list.
“Anyone who uses Americans as a coin will pay for it. This administration puts not only America but also its citizens in the first place,” Rubio said.
“You are drawing a clear line where US citizens will not be used as a coin,” said the director of terrorism in Trump’s administration Sebastian Gork.
The unnamed high -ranking administration of Trump has informed FT that the ban on travel is one of the “most powerful tools” of influencing the modes that apply the practice of keeping foreigners.
“We will quickly apply it to some countries we do not always get along with,” he told reporters.
On the day of signing the decree of 40 Congressmen, Trump “refrain from issuing visas” by Iranian Masuda Pesashkian leader and other “key” high -ranking officials of the Islamic State. According to the legislators, this should be a signal of condemnation against “supporting terrorism and human rights violations.”
Literally ft: “Last week, the United States stated that Palestine Mahmuda Abbas and other high -ranking officials of the Palestinian administration would be banned to participate in a meeting at which the United Kingdom, France, Canada, Australia and other US allies intend to recognize the Palestinian state – a step against which Trump’s administration.”
Details: The State Department does not publish a list of countries that hold the US citizens but issue a warning to “not travel” to countries that pose a “high risk” of detention, including Venezuela and Russia. According to US officials, new restrictions will be directed against states that systematically practice “hostage diplomacy”. China, Iran and Afghanistan may fall under potential sanctions.
At the same time, the application of new rules can cause contradictions with international agreements. The UN Headquarters Agreement of 1947 stipulates that the US government cannot interfere with diplomats and delegates, including heads of state, arrive in the United States for participation in meetings of the organization. The UN Secretary -General has already expressed concern for the prohibition of the entrance to Palestinian officials.
The Trump administration substantiated the ban, in particular, the cooperation of the Palestinian administration with international courts investigating Israel’s actions during the Gas War. According to representatives of the Palestinian authorities, more than 64 thousand Palestinians were killed within 22 months of fighting. At the same time, there is no confirmation that the Palestinian administration holds US citizens, the publication notes.