China, which lifted its technical hold on listing JeM chief Masood Azhar as a global terrorist by the UN, said on Wednesday that it took the decision after it found no objection to the listing proposal by the US, the UK and France following a careful study of the revised materials.
“The 1267 Al QaedaSanctions Committee of the UN Security Council has detailed criteria for thelisting procedures. China always believes that the relevant work should becarried out in an objective, unbiased and professional manner and based onsolid evidence and consensus among all parties, a press release issued by ChineseForeign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said.
“On this listing issue, China has been communicatingwith relevant parties in a constructive and responsible fashion. Recently,relevant countries revised and re-submitted the materials for the listingproposal to the 1267 Committee. After careful study of the revised materialsand taking into consideration the opinions of relevant parties concerned, Chinadoes not have objection to the listing proposal,” he said.
“The proper settlement of the above-mentioned issueagain shows that in international counter-terrorism cooperation, we have touphold the rules and procedures of relevant UN body, follow the principle ofmutual respect, resolve differences and build consensus through dialogue, andprevent politicising technical issues,” he said.
“I would like to stress that Pakistan has made enormouscontributions to fighting terrorism, which deserves the full recognition of theinternational community. China will continue firmly support Pakistan’s effortsto combat terrorist and extremist forces,” Geng said. PTI