Hu: force is not the answer
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March 31, 2011, Thursday
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Force will not resolve the current conflict in Libya, Chinese President Hu Jintao told visiting French President Nicolas Sarkozy yesterday.
History has shown that the use of force is not an answer to problems, but only makes them more complicated, Hu told Sarkozy.
"Dialogue and other peaceful means are the ultimate solutions to problems," Hu said.
China is greatly concerned about the situation in Libya, Hu said, and believed that the United Nations Security Council's resolution on Libya aimed to quell violence and protect civilians.
"If military action brings disaster to civilians and causes a humanitarian crisis, then it runs counter to the purpose of the UN resolution," he said.
"We have noticed that some countries and regional organizations have raised proposals and suggestions in solving the Libya crisis, which did not lack constructive ideas," Hu said. "It was in the interests of all concerned parties to positively respond to these proposals."
Hu said China had called for an immediate cease-fire and for all sides to seek peaceful ways to solve problems and avoid more civilian casualties.
Hu said China believed that the independence, sovereignty, unification and territorial integrity of a country should be respected. China was against the use of force in international affairs.
"As the meeting came on the heels of an international conference on Libya, President Hu took the opportunity of the meeting to elaborate China's stance on the issue," said He Wenping, a scholar with the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.
On Tuesday, Britain hosted a conference to discuss the situation in Libya. Over 40 foreign ministers and representatives of key regional organizations attended.
Sarkozy arrived in Beijing yesterday and he is to attend a seminar on the international monetary system in the eastern city of Nanjing today.
He said France was willing to maintain contact with China in regard to reforming the international monetary system, and was looking forward to President Hu's attendance at the G20 summit in Cannes later this year.
Hu said China and France should expand cooperation in burgeoning industries such as new energy, recycling and nuclear safety while deepening cooperation in traditional fields such as trade and economics.
History has shown that the use of force is not an answer to problems, but only makes them more complicated, Hu told Sarkozy.
"Dialogue and other peaceful means are the ultimate solutions to problems," Hu said.
China is greatly concerned about the situation in Libya, Hu said, and believed that the United Nations Security Council's resolution on Libya aimed to quell violence and protect civilians.
"If military action brings disaster to civilians and causes a humanitarian crisis, then it runs counter to the purpose of the UN resolution," he said.
"We have noticed that some countries and regional organizations have raised proposals and suggestions in solving the Libya crisis, which did not lack constructive ideas," Hu said. "It was in the interests of all concerned parties to positively respond to these proposals."
Hu said China had called for an immediate cease-fire and for all sides to seek peaceful ways to solve problems and avoid more civilian casualties.
Hu said China believed that the independence, sovereignty, unification and territorial integrity of a country should be respected. China was against the use of force in international affairs.
"As the meeting came on the heels of an international conference on Libya, President Hu took the opportunity of the meeting to elaborate China's stance on the issue," said He Wenping, a scholar with the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.
On Tuesday, Britain hosted a conference to discuss the situation in Libya. Over 40 foreign ministers and representatives of key regional organizations attended.
Sarkozy arrived in Beijing yesterday and he is to attend a seminar on the international monetary system in the eastern city of Nanjing today.
He said France was willing to maintain contact with China in regard to reforming the international monetary system, and was looking forward to President Hu's attendance at the G20 summit in Cannes later this year.
Hu said China and France should expand cooperation in burgeoning industries such as new energy, recycling and nuclear safety while deepening cooperation in traditional fields such as trade and economics.
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