It said Canada wants its allies to support the position that Michael Kovrig should be covered by diplomatic immunity. Canada also received support from the U.S., Germany, the U.K., France, Spain, Denmark, the Netherlands and the three Baltic nations. 'A matter between Canada and China'If Australia's response was disappointingly lukewarm, New Zealand has been even less helpful. In November, New Zealand joined the U.S., Germany and others in excluding Huawei from contracts for its new 5G network. A Canadian official speaking on background said Canada has no desire to publicly criticize or embarrass New Zealand.

Source: CBC News April 27, 2019 07:52 UTC