Russia's Foreign Ministry said Thursday that the situation in Hong Kong is China's domestic affair and called on foreign players to avoid meddling. 

Attempts to use the UN Security Council to discuss the situation around Hong Kong show that the U.S. is trying to "settle the score" with China, spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said during a briefing. 

"Such actions undermine China's sovereignty, they are a blatant violation of the basic norms of international law stipulated within the UN Charter. We think that they are solely dictated by the (U.S.) wish to settle the score with its foreign policy opponent," she said. 

Zakharova's remarks came amid the one year anniversary of China and Russia upgrading bilateral ties to a comprehensive strategic partnership of coordination for a new era. 

China's top legislature adopted a decision to make a national security law for Hong Kong last week to counter foreign interference and attempts to seek independence for the special administrative region. 

Chinese Foreign Ministry highly praised Zakharova's remarks and noted that Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, spokeswoman Maria Zakharova and other Russian officials' support for China's stance and call on foreign countries to step back from China's HK affairs represents a high level of China-Russia relations as well as the consensus of the international community.

"The national security legislation for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) is purely a matter of China's internal affairs and no foreign country has the right to interfere," Geng Shuang, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson, said at a regular press conference on Friday.

He added that if anyone insists on harming China's interests, China will definitely take all necessary countermeasures to fight back.  

(Cover: File photo of Maria Zakharova via Reuters)