China on Friday responded to a UN Security Council presidential
statement on Myanmar and said the Myanmar issue should be resolved
with the efforts of Myanmar's government and people and through
consultation.
"The Myanmar issue should be fundamentally and properly resolved
with the efforts of Myanmar's government and people themselves and
through consultation," said Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu
Jianchao when responding to press.
"China is ready to continue to actively promote the proper
settlement of the Myanmar issue together with the international
community," Liu added.
He said the UN Security Council's adoption of the presidential
statement was aimed at supporting the mediation efforts of the UN
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and his special adviser Ibrahim
Gambari, and provided constructive help to all concerned parties of
Myanmar to realize reconciliation and promote democracy and
development in Myanmar through dialogue.
The UN Security Council unanimously adopted a presidential
statement on Myanmar Thursday, calling for efforts to achieve "an
inclusive national reconciliation" in the country.
The 15-nation body called on the government of Myanmar and all
other parties concerned to work together to realize domestic
reconciliation and to boost democracy and development through
dialogue, said the statement read out by Ghana's UN Ambassador
Leslie Christian, the council's president for October.
(Xinhua News Agency October 12, 2007)
