Officials from foreign ministries of the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) held consultations in Shanghai on January 8 as part of the follow-up activities to last year's summit meeting of the five nations.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhu Bangzao Thursday told a news conference that consultations were held among directors of the international departments of the five foreign ministries.
During the talks, presided over by Chinese officials, participants held broad and in-depth discussions on a range of issues including the summit follow-up, the Iraqi issue and the UN peacekeeping, as well as the situation in the Middle East.
Participants agreed that the consultation is of great importance and is a necessary part of the re-cap of the summit meeting of the UNSC members, said the spokesman.
Officials from foreign ministries of the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) held consultations in Shanghai on January 8 as part of the follow-up activities to last year's summit meeting of the five nations.