Vice Foreign Minister of Russia Yury Fedotov
paid a working visit to Beijing from April 3 to 4. Foreign
Minister Li Zhaoxing met with Fedotov, and Vice Foreign
Minister Wang Guangya held consultations with Fedotov.
China and Russia expressed deep concern over
the ongoing Iraq war and anxiety over the humanitarian
consequences of the conflict. In view of this, both sides
stressed that international humanitarian laws should be
completely adhered to.
Focusing on the
increasingly escalating tension in Iraq, the two countries
had persisted in trying for a political solution to the Iraq
crisis in recent months. Both sides held that the war
against Iraq was expanding beyond the regional scope, which
would possibly affect the security, stability and
development of the region and the world at large.
The two sides called on relevant countries to
stop military actions and return to the right track of a
political solution to the Iraq issue.
The two
sides stressed that the United Nations should continue to
play a central role in stopping the conflict and completely
resolving the Iraq issue. The UN participation should be in
line with resolutions adopted by the Security Council
earlier on disarmament, sanctions and humanitarian plans, as
well as new resolutions that may be passed on future
developments.
Both sides expressed identical
views on the current situation in Iraq and agreed to
continue their joint efforts for resuming the process of
seeking a political solution to the Iraq issue within the
framework of the United Nations.
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