China has always supported passing a new United Nations Security Council resolution for the early realization of stability in Iraq, said Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Zhang Qiyue in Beijing Thursday.

Zhang made a public announcement after the UN Security Council unanimously passed Resolution No. 1511 on the Iraqi issue.

China supported the resolution as it gives full play to the role of the United Nations in realizing the early stability in Iraq and the goal of "Iraqi people governing Iraq", Zhang said in the announcement.

China has consistently adopted a constructive attitude in this regard, actively participating in the consultation during the drafting period of the resolution and proposing suggestions for revision, she said.

After rounds of consultation and revision, the spokeswoman said, the resolution absorbed many rational suggestions from China and other parties, in particular in its contents on advancing the political process in Iraq, gradually enhancing the role of UN and increasing transparency in the Iraqi reconstruction.

After expressing that "there is still room for improvement", Zhang said, China voted in favor of the resolution in light of the realistic requirement and long-term interests of the Iraqi people.

China hopes the UN Security Council will maintain solidarity and cooperation, pay close attention to the Iraqi situation, pay high heed and fully consider the universal requirement of the international community for the early resumption of sovereignty in Iraq, she said.

She also called to give full play to the role of the United Nations in helping Iraq back to the track of peace, stability and development.

China is willing to make unremitting efforts to that end, she said.

(Xinhua News Agency October 17, 2003)