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Note: China is a Security Council permanent member and holds the power to veto a potential Council resolution Chinese Official Statements on War on Iraq, Disarmament and Inspections * Chinese Foreign Minister Tang Jiaxuan *********************************** Agence France Presse, “China Says UN Inspectors Need More Time, Jan 27 Report a ‘New beginning’ ”, 20 January 2003 Chinese Foreign Minister Tang Jiaxuan, press encounter (UN headquarters), 20 January 2003 [begin] Since the United Nations resumed the inspections in Iraq, the work in this regard is proceeding well and it should be affirmed...I believe this [27 January UNMOVIC/IAEA updating] report actually is not a full stop of the inspection work but rather a new beginning...The two people in charge of the bodies [say] there is more work to do in terms of the inspections and they need more time...I think we should respect their opinions and support their work...There should be an objective, impartial and respectful attitude towards the assessment made by the two bodies so that the inspection work can be continued in a more effective way. [end] *********************************** Source: Source: Security Council, 4688th meeting, S/PV.4688, provisional verbatim transcript Chinese Foreign Minister Tang Jiaxuan, statement to Security Council meeting on “Combating Terrorism”, 20 January 2003 [begin] First, we must ensure that the central objective in the fight against terrorism is the maintenance of peace and security for mankind. It is imperative to foster a new security concept that emphasizes mutual trust, mutual benefit, equality and cooperation so as to create a favourable broad environment in the fight against terrorism. Solving hot-spot issues and easing tensions in places such as the Middle East and Iraq will promote international cooperation in the fight against terrorism. All the measures, ways and means employed by the international community must be conducive to the relaxation of tensions on both the regional and the international levels. [end] *********************************** Nathaniel Hurd Consultant on United Nations Iraq policy Tel. (Mobile): 917-407-3389 Fax: 718-504-4224 Residential Address: 90 7th Ave. Apt. #6 Brooklyn, NY 11217 _________________________________________________________________ Tired of spam? Get advanced junk mail protection with MSN 8. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail _______________________________________________ Sent via the discussion list of the Campaign Against Sanctions on Iraq. To unsubscribe, visit http://lists.casi.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/casi-discuss To contact the list manager, email casi-discuss-admin@lists.casi.org.uk All postings are archived on CASI's website: http://www.casi.org.uk