Foreign Embassies Asked to Hand over Intruders to China

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Foreign Embassies Asked to Hand over Intruders to China

China issued a note to foreign embassies in Beijing on Thursday, asking for their cooperation to hand over illegal intruders to its public security departments once such an incident occurs, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said Thursday.

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Spokesman Liu Jianchao made the remarks at a regular press conference, saying that the issue of some people from a third country entering foreign embassies and consulates in China as happened repeatedly lately not only directly endangers the security of the related embassies and consulates and interferes intheir normal work but also challenges Chinese law and affects China's security and stability.

On the matter of some people intruding into the Republic of Korean (ROK) Embassy and Canadian Embassy in Beijing, Liu said China's stance remains unchanged, and that the Chinese side demands the two embassies turn their intruders over to China.

Moreover, Liu noted, it is China's consistent position to handle such issues in accordance with the international law and relevant domestic laws and in a humanitarian spirit.

China will continue to follow this stance in resolving the existing issue of some people intruding into the ROK embassy and still keeps up consultation with the ROK side, the spokesman said.

Arms Control

The Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman affirmed the importance of safeguarding global strategic stability and the existing international arms control and disarmament mechanisms.

When asked about the China-Russia disarmament talks earlier this month, Liu said that on June 5, China and Russia had an in-depth exchange of views in Moscow on such issues as strategic stability, the U.S.- Russia nuclear disarmament and the prevention of weapenizing the outer space.

During the talks, both sides underlined the multi-lateral arms control, disarmament and anti-proliferation process, he said. The two governments would go on working together with the international community to make further efforts for this aim, the spokesman said.

Loya Jirga

China sincerely hopes the Afghan Loya Jirga would be a success, Liu said. "LoyaJirga, or Grand Assembly, is a great event in the country's peace process, and China hopes the meeting would be a success leading tolong-term peace and stability in Afghanistan."

The Loya Jirga, which opened in Kabul on June 11 with the participation of delegates from throughout Afghanistan, had shown the Afghan people's desire for peace, Liu said.

China, as a friendly neighbor of Afghanistan, extended its congratulations over the smooth start of the Loya Jirga, the spokesman said.

Mideast Peace

China would continue to make efforts for the realization of long-term peace in the Middle East, the spokesman said.

Liu Jianchao said that Chinese Vice-Foreign Minister Yang Wenchang would visit Israel and Palestine from June 18 to 21 and exchange views with leaders of both sides on the current situation in the Middle East and the promotion of friendly relations between China and Isreal and Palestine.

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