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FM Spokesman on G4 Proposal on UNSC Reform

Japan's comment on China's stance on the joint proposal by Group of Four (G4) for the UN Security Council reform is "groundless and with ulterior motives".

 

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Kong Quan said this Saturday when asked to comment Japanese Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura's recent remarks in New York that China will not oppose the G4 proposal eventually. The G4 includes Brazil, Germany, India and Japan.

 

Kong said the Chinese side has always believed the framework resolution draft does not care about the interests of most developing countries, especially those of the small and medium sized countries.

 

The forcible voting on the proposal will severely damage the solidarity of Africa, of Asia and among member states, and the long-term interests of the United Nations, Kong said.

 

He stressed that it is the only right way to go through democratic consultation and make decisions upon extensive agreement to push forward the reform of the UN Security Council.

 

The Chinese side will vote against the expansion formula if forcible voting occurs at the UN General Assembly, Kong said.

 

The Security Council is currently composed of five veto-wielding permanent members -- Britain, China, France, Russia and the United States -- and 10 elected members with two-year terms, half of which are rotated annually.

 

(Xinhua News Agency July 30, 2005)

 

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