Envoy tells UN of crucial need for unity in fight against terror

UNITED NATIONS - A Chinese envoy on Monday asked for a unified standard in the fight against terrorism.

"In combating terrorism, all countries should uphold a unified standard and adopt a zero-tolerance policy," Wu Haitao, China's deputy permanent representative to the United Nations, told the Security Council.

International counterterrorism efforts must comply with the purposes and principles of the UN Charter and respect the sovereignty of states concerned as well as the ownership of member states, Wu said. They also should give full play to the leading role of the United Nations and its Security Council and fully implement relevant Security Council resolutions and the UN global counterterrorism strategy, he said.