The Iraq issue should be resolved within the framework of the U.N. through political and diplomatic means, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Zhang Qiyue said in Beijing Tuesday. At the ministry's regular press conference, Zhang said that China attached great importance to the U.N.'s leading role on this issue.
As long as there was the slightest hope of settling the issue peacefully, the utmost efforts should be made, she said, according to Xinhuanet. China was aware that Germany, France and Russia had issued a joint statement calling for the U.N. to further enhance its work on weapons inspection, she noted.
Zhang said China supported any effort that would facilitate a peaceful settlement. At present, she added, some nations still doubt about having weapons of mass destruction destroyed in Iraq. (Albawaba.com)
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