China hosted a seminar on non-proliferation in Beijing
Wednesday, stressing its opposition to the proliferation of weapons
of mass destruction (WMD).
"China opposes the proliferation of WMD and, as a permanent
member of UN Security Council, it has always taken a highly
responsible approach towards non-proliferation issues and
contributed its share to international non-proliferation efforts,"
said Assistant Foreign Minister Cui Tiankai.
Cui made the remarks at the seminar on implementing the UN
Security Council Resolution 1540 in Asia and the Pacific.
The resolution "has played an important role in promoting
international non-proliferation cooperation and denying non-state
actors of access to WMD", said Cui at the opening ceremony of the
two-day seminar
UN Under-Secretary-General for Disarmament Affairs Nobuaki
Tanaka and officials from nearly 30 countries and international
organizations were present at the China-initiated seminar.
Resolution 1540 was adopted by the UN Security Council in April
2004 as the first resolution specifically on non-proliferation.
(Xinhua News Agency July 13, 2006)
