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Media: Xinhua
Byline: n/a
Date: 19 September 2006
Body:
UNITED NATIONS, Sept 18, 2006 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- China supported the
idea of the United Nations playing an important role in the reconstruction
of Iraq, Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing said Monday at a High-Level
Meeting on Iraq.
Addressing the meeting, which was held on the sidelines of the 61st session
of the UN General Assembly, Li said China supported the International
Compact with Iraq and hoped that the relevant mechanisms would be widely
representative and inclusive and would give full play to the leading role
of the United Nations.
Hoping to see an Iraq of national reconciliation, he stressed that "the
Iraqi people should put the overall interest of themselves above anything
else, show respect and understanding for each other, and be tolerant with
and trust each other."
"They should keep up the momentum of dialogue and consultation and move the
process of national reconciliation forward," Li added.
He also made it clear that China supports the Arab states in their efforts
to help achieve national reconciliation in Iraq.
"We call on all countries to respect the choices independently made by the
Iraqi people and refrain from interfering in the internal affairs of Iraq,"
he said.
The foreign minister also emphasized that China hoped for a stable and
peaceful Iraq, saying "military means alone will not solve the problems,
and violence or terrorism will bring no security."
He thus called on all factions and organizations in Iraq to renounce the
use of force and settle their differences through peaceful and democratic
means.
"The international community should make constructive efforts to help Iraq
adopt effective security measures and reform its security agencies so that
they can promptly discharge the responsibility of maintaining security in
Iraq," Li added.
He also addressed the importance of human rights in the war-torn country,
saying that the promotion of human rights and the restoration of the rule
of law should be a key priority for the new Iraqi government.
"It is China's consistent position that the sovereignty, independence and
territorial integrity of Iraq should be upheld and that the Iraqi issue
should be resolved through political means so that Iraq will be governed by
the Iraqi people," he concluded.
Byline: n/a
Date: 19 September 2006
Body:
UNITED NATIONS, Sept 18, 2006 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- China supported the
idea of the United Nations playing an important role in the reconstruction
of Iraq, Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing said Monday at a High-Level
Meeting on Iraq.
Addressing the meeting, which was held on the sidelines of the 61st session
of the UN General Assembly, Li said China supported the International
Compact with Iraq and hoped that the relevant mechanisms would be widely
representative and inclusive and would give full play to the leading role
of the United Nations.
Hoping to see an Iraq of national reconciliation, he stressed that "the
Iraqi people should put the overall interest of themselves above anything
else, show respect and understanding for each other, and be tolerant with
and trust each other."
"They should keep up the momentum of dialogue and consultation and move the
process of national reconciliation forward," Li added.
He also made it clear that China supports the Arab states in their efforts
to help achieve national reconciliation in Iraq.
"We call on all countries to respect the choices independently made by the
Iraqi people and refrain from interfering in the internal affairs of Iraq,"
he said.
The foreign minister also emphasized that China hoped for a stable and
peaceful Iraq, saying "military means alone will not solve the problems,
and violence or terrorism will bring no security."
He thus called on all factions and organizations in Iraq to renounce the
use of force and settle their differences through peaceful and democratic
means.
"The international community should make constructive efforts to help Iraq
adopt effective security measures and reform its security agencies so that
they can promptly discharge the responsibility of maintaining security in
Iraq," Li added.
He also addressed the importance of human rights in the war-torn country,
saying that the promotion of human rights and the restoration of the rule
of law should be a key priority for the new Iraqi government.
"It is China's consistent position that the sovereignty, independence and
territorial integrity of Iraq should be upheld and that the Iraqi issue
should be resolved through political means so that Iraq will be governed by
the Iraqi people," he concluded.