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China attacks US approach to terrorism
Moscow, May 25: In an obvious reference to US, Chinese President Hu Jintao has criticised the `double standards` adopted by some nations in combating terrorism and said limits of anti-terror action cannot be broadened at one`s will.
Moscow, May 25: In an obvious reference to US, Chinese President Hu Jintao has criticised the "double standards" adopted by some nations in combating terrorism and said limits of anti-terror action cannot be broadened at one's will.
"Terrorism cannot be attributed to any particular nation or religion. Nor can one use so-called double standards in these efforts. We must combat the manifestations and ultimate causes of terrorism alike," Hu said in an interview to a Russian television network ahead of his six-day visit to that country.
Without naming America, he denounced the practice of classifying nations into 'evil axis' or 'rouge states' and underscored that the "limits of anti-terror action cannot be broadened at one's will."
Calling for need to address the problems in a comprehensive manner, Hu reiterated China's condemnation of "all forms and all manifestations of terrorism" and active support and participation in regional and international anti-terrorist efforts. "Our position and our opinion on this remain unchanged. We believe that anti-terrorist efforts must meet the goals and principles of the UN charter and other generally recognised standards of international relations," Hu was quoted as saying by a Russian news agency.
Hu is arriving in Moscow on Monday, for his first summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Responding to a query, Hu said the US-led war on Iraq in defiance of the UN has not changed the current global equation and the tendency for a multipolar world would prevail. "China believes that the trend towards a multipolar world is irreversible," he said expressing Beijing's readiness to continue to closely work with Moscow order to accelerate the process of formation of such an order.
Hu will be attending the summit of Shanghai Co-operation Organisation (SCO) uniting Russia, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrghyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.
On May 30 Hu would join the galaxy of world leaders including Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and US President George W Bush converging in President Putin's home town St Petersburg for the gala celebrations of the 300th anniversary of Russia's former imperial capital. Bureau Report
Without naming America, he denounced the practice of classifying nations into 'evil axis' or 'rouge states' and underscored that the "limits of anti-terror action cannot be broadened at one's will."
Calling for need to address the problems in a comprehensive manner, Hu reiterated China's condemnation of "all forms and all manifestations of terrorism" and active support and participation in regional and international anti-terrorist efforts. "Our position and our opinion on this remain unchanged. We believe that anti-terrorist efforts must meet the goals and principles of the UN charter and other generally recognised standards of international relations," Hu was quoted as saying by a Russian news agency.
Hu is arriving in Moscow on Monday, for his first summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Responding to a query, Hu said the US-led war on Iraq in defiance of the UN has not changed the current global equation and the tendency for a multipolar world would prevail. "China believes that the trend towards a multipolar world is irreversible," he said expressing Beijing's readiness to continue to closely work with Moscow order to accelerate the process of formation of such an order.
Hu will be attending the summit of Shanghai Co-operation Organisation (SCO) uniting Russia, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrghyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.
On May 30 Hu would join the galaxy of world leaders including Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and US President George W Bush converging in President Putin's home town St Petersburg for the gala celebrations of the 300th anniversary of Russia's former imperial capital. Bureau Report