The department said that the Hong Kong issue is exclusively an internal affair of China, RIA Novosti reported.

“We noticed that President Trump also stated that“ Hong Kong is part of China. They must decide for themselves, do not need advice. " We hope that the US will keep its word, ”the report said.

Answering a question about a possible meeting between the leaders of the PRC and the USA, the Foreign Ministry announced the constant communication of the parties through personal meetings, telephone conversations and telegrams.

Earlier, trump on Twitter expressed confidence that Xi Jinping can resolve the situation with Hong Kong “quickly and humanely” and invited the Chinese leader to hold a personal meeting to discuss this topic.

On August 13, all flights from Hong Kong were again canceled due to the seizure of the airport building by protesters.

The police reported that protesters began surrounding the police stations and attacking them, including damaging office premises.