Clinging to its pro-Pakistan
stance, China has asserted that JeM chief and Pathankot terror attack
mastermind Masood Azhar does not qualify to be nailed as a
"terrorist" to face UN sanctions as his case "did not meet"
the Security Council's requirements.
"Any listing would have
to meet the requirements" for blacklisting, Chinese permanent
representative to the UN Liu Jieyi told reporters on Friday in response to
questions over China's decision to place a 'technical hold' on designating
Azhar in the UN Sanctions Committee.
"It is the
responsibility of all members of the council to make sure that these
requirements are followed," he said, but gave no further details.Liu's
comments came on a day when China, one of the five permanent members of the
15-nation Council, assumed the rotating presidency of the UNSC for April.
India has reacted strongly to
China's blocking of its bid at the UN to ban the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) chief,
saying that the sanctions committee was taking a "selective approach"
in tackling terrorism.In Beijing, foreign ministry spokesman Hong Lei on Friday
defended China's decision, saying that it acts on such issues based on facts
and rules in an "objective and just manner".
We always deal with the
listing issue (banning militant groups and their leaders) under the UN Security
Council committee established under resolution 1267 based on facts and relevant
rules of procedures in an objective and just manner."The Chinese side has
always been in communication with relevant parties on the listing issue,"
he said, hinting that China is also in touch with India on the issue.
India on Friday said it is
disappointed that a "technical hold" has been put on its application
to include Azhar in the UN sanctions list, terming the move
"incomprehensible" that this is despite the JeM being listed in the
UN Security Council Committee as far back as 2001 for its known terror
activities and links to the al-Qaida.This is not the first time China has
blocked India's bid to get Pakistan-based militant groups and leaders
proscribed by the UN.
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