Chinese foreign minister meets South African, Sudanese counterparts
Xinhua news agency, Beijing
30 Sep 04
(New China News Agency)
United Nations, 29 September: Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing held
separate talks Wednesday [29 September] with his counterparts from
South Africa and seven other countries as well as a senior official
from Myanmar [Burma] on bilateral ties, UN reforms and other issues.
During his talks with South African Foreign Minister Nkosazana Dlamini
Zuma, Li said that as China and South Africa are both developing
countries, they can strengthen communication and coordination with
the Non-Aligned Movement and the Group of 77, jointly advocate
multilateralism and enhance the UN role and authority.
He thanked South Africa for its firm support for China on the issues
of Taiwan and human rights, and hoped that South Africa would take
effective measures to protect the legitimate rights and interests of
Chinese citizens in the country.
Dlamini Zuma said South Africa attached great importance to its
relations with China and would take further steps to ensure the safety
of Chinese citizens and their properties.
While meeting Sudanese Foreign Minister Mustafa Uthman Isma’il, Li
said the issue of Darfur aroused great concern in the international
community. He hoped that the Sudanese government would cooperate with
the international community in improving the humanitarian situation
in Darfur.
Isma’il expressed his gratitude to China for its efforts to help seek a
proper solution to the Darfur issue. He promised that Khartoum would
strengthen cooperation with the African Union, the Arab League and
the United Nations in achieving substantive progress in resolving
the problem.
During his talks with Pakistani Foreign Minister Khurshid Kasuri,
both agreed that the UN reforms should be conducted in a gradual
manner and take into account concerns and interests of all parties.
On the same day, Li also met with Belarusian Foreign Minister Sergei
Martynov, Comoros Foreign Minister Mohamed Souef el-Amine, Vanuatu
Foreign Minister Barak Sope Maautamate, Armenian Foreign Minister
Vartan Oskanyan, Jamaican Foreign Minister Keith Desmond Knight and
U Tin Winn, minister [of labour] at the office of Myanmar’s prime
minister.
El-Amine, Maautamate and Oskanyan promised Li that their countries
will continue adhering to the one-China principle and do not engage
in any official contacts with the Taiwan authorities.
Li arrived in New York on Sunday to attend the annual high-level
debate of the UN General Assembly and is due to leave for Washington
on Thursday.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress