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Chinese President, British PM Talk over Phone
Chinese President Jiang Zemin and British Prime Minister Tony Blair Tuesday exchanged views over the phone on the terrorist attacks in New York and Washington D.C.
Blair said many British people lost their lives in the terrorist attacks and under the current circumstances, it is very necessary for leaders of Britain and China to have a direct exchange of views. He briefed Jiang on the views of the British side on the issue.
Jiang said many British people were killed or injured in the terrorist attacks, while some Chinese citizens were also killed, injured or missing. They were all victims of the terrorists, he said.
China strongly condemns this horrible act of terrorism, Jiang said. The Chinese people stand side by side with the American and British people as well as the international community on the issue of anti-terrorism. Terrorism has become a prominent threat to the world's peace and stability and a grave common scourge of the international community, Jiang said.
The Chinese government is firmly opposed to any kind of international terrorism, he said, adding that global collaboration is very necessary and pressing in combating terrorism.
Jiang stressed that any military action against terrorism should be taken with irrefutable evidence and should aim at clear targets so as to avoid casualties to innocent people.
He also said any military action must comply with the objectives and principles of the UN. Charter as well as widely- recognized norms in international laws. It is necessary for the UN Security Council to play its due role, and all actions should help maintain the long-term interests of world peace and development, he said.
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