<h1>Foreign ministers stress sovereign policy choices while trade spat, cross-border attack claims, corruption sentence, security and migrant rule proposals unfold</h1> A country's foreign minister affirmed its sovereign freedom of choice and policy priorities at the UN General Assembly while conducting high-level bilateral talks addressing regional issues and UN reform; another major power's commerce official criticized emerging economies over trade practices amid a tariff dispute. A separate foreign minister emphasized that bilateral ties with a third state should not dictate its relations with others. One state characterized a neighbor's reaction to terrorism remarks as de facto admission of cross-border attacks. Other items: a high-profile corruption conviction with a suspended death sentence; tightened festival security and repatriation after a fatal accident; and proposed migrant settlement rules assessing social contributions.