China on Thursday welcomed the revised UN draft resolution on Iraq submitted by the United States and Britain, which had accommodated the views of some other countries, including China.

"The Chinese side welcomes the revision of the United States and Britain on the UN Security Council draft resolution on the Iraq issue," said Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Jianchao at a routine press conference. "It reflects some views and concerns of China and some other nations."

Liu acknowledged that China is carefully studying the draft, and will maintain contacts and consultations with the relevant sides.

"We hope the UN Security Council will reach consensus over the draft resolution, so as to stabilize the security situation in Iraq and promote the reconstruction process as soon as possible," he said.

"We also hope the Security Council will extensively listen to the views of Iraq, other Arabian nations and UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan," the spokesman said.

(Xinhua News Agency June 4, 2004)