Nations voice their concern over Libya
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June 17, 2011, Friday
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China and Russia expressed concern about the situation in war-torn Libya yesterday and urged strict adherence to United Nations Security Council resolutions, signalling dissatisfaction with Western air strikes.
In a joint declaration signed in the Kremlin, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Chinese President Hu Jintao also emphasized the need for diplomatic solutions to the disputes over the nuclear programs of Iran and North Korea.
"The sides express concern about the crisis situation in Libya," it said. "To avoid further escalation of the violence it is necessary to provide for the meticulous adherence by all sides involved" to recent UN resolutions on Libya.
Nations must "not allow the wilful interpretation and expanded application" of the resolutions, the statement said.
Veto-wielding permanent Security Council members Russia and China abstained in a March vote on a resolution that authorized military intervention in Libya, but have criticized the NATO powers conducting airstrikes.
Russia has accused the coalition of overstepping its mandate to protect civilians, a charge Western nations deny.
As key participants in efforts by global powers to rein in North Korea's nuclear program and ensure Iran does not develop nuclear weapons, Russia and China said diplomatic solutions were needed.
They emphasized Iran's right to peaceful nuclear power but hinted that Tehran should end its defiance by saying that resolving the dispute would "promote the development of full-scale cooperation between Iran and the international community."
In the declaration, China and Russia said they were ready to cooperate with other partners to seek resumption of long-stalled six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear program.
They also called for "broad national dialogue" to resolve tension that has led to unrest and violence across the Middle East and North Africa, but made no specific mention of Syria.
Both nations have said they oppose Western efforts to adopt a UN Security Council resolution condemning the Syrian government's crackdown on protesters.
China also said it backs Russia's aim of joining the World Trade Organization this year and expressed solidarity with Russian concerns about US missile defence plans.
In a joint declaration signed in the Kremlin, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Chinese President Hu Jintao also emphasized the need for diplomatic solutions to the disputes over the nuclear programs of Iran and North Korea.
"The sides express concern about the crisis situation in Libya," it said. "To avoid further escalation of the violence it is necessary to provide for the meticulous adherence by all sides involved" to recent UN resolutions on Libya.
Nations must "not allow the wilful interpretation and expanded application" of the resolutions, the statement said.
Veto-wielding permanent Security Council members Russia and China abstained in a March vote on a resolution that authorized military intervention in Libya, but have criticized the NATO powers conducting airstrikes.
Russia has accused the coalition of overstepping its mandate to protect civilians, a charge Western nations deny.
As key participants in efforts by global powers to rein in North Korea's nuclear program and ensure Iran does not develop nuclear weapons, Russia and China said diplomatic solutions were needed.
They emphasized Iran's right to peaceful nuclear power but hinted that Tehran should end its defiance by saying that resolving the dispute would "promote the development of full-scale cooperation between Iran and the international community."
In the declaration, China and Russia said they were ready to cooperate with other partners to seek resumption of long-stalled six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear program.
They also called for "broad national dialogue" to resolve tension that has led to unrest and violence across the Middle East and North Africa, but made no specific mention of Syria.
Both nations have said they oppose Western efforts to adopt a UN Security Council resolution condemning the Syrian government's crackdown on protesters.
China also said it backs Russia's aim of joining the World Trade Organization this year and expressed solidarity with Russian concerns about US missile defence plans.
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