Latvia and Estonia have announced they are quitting a diplomatic forum for cooperation between China and a number of Central and Eastern European nations.
The move means all three Baltic states have now formally exited the multilateral framework, formerly known as "17+1" and set up by Beijing in 2012.
Rosie Birchard reports.
In: The statement released
Out: Rosie Birchard, Brussels
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