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Hu offers help to Iraqi peace and development
(China Daily)
Updated: 2004-03-26 00:35 President Hu Jintao Thursday
said China is willing to take an active part in Iraq's reconstruction.
When meeting Bahr Ul-Uloum, visiting president of the Iraqi Governing Council
(IGC), Hu said China will work with the international community to help Iraqi
people embark on a road of peace, stability and development.
China will consolidate and develop bilateral co-operation with Iraq on the
basis of mutual respect, equality and reciprocity, said Hu.
China pledged US$25 million of humanitarian assistance to Iraq in October
last year, in addition to the promise that Chinese enterprises will play an
active role in the reconstruction of Iraq.
Hu's remarks were well-received by his Iraqi guests.
Ul-Uloum, looking forward to China's participation in Iraq's reconstruction,
expressed the hope that his visit will further promote bilateral co-operation,
according to a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman.
He proposed co-operation in such fields as infrastructure, medical care and
public health and human resources.
The successful experiences of China's economic development are very helpful
to the Iraqi reconstruction, said Ul-Uloum.
China has, on various occasions, stressed the importance of letting the
United Nations (UN) play its due role in Iraq's reconstruction. The stance has
won positive response from the Iraqi people, according to Ul-Uloum.
During Ul-Uloum's three-day visit, which began Thursday, the Iraqi leader
will also hold talks with State Councillor Tang Jiaxuan and visit the
Zhongguancun high-tech park in Beijing, a hub for companies and enterprises
featuring advanced technology.
"Through the visit, we believe that the two sides could deepen mutual
understanding," said Foreign Ministry spokesman Kong Quan Thursday at a regular
news briefing.
He expressed the hope that stability could be resumed as soon as possible in
Iraq and the idea of ''Iraqis governing Iraq'' be realized.
Kong stressed the Chinese Government's position on Iraqi war remains
unchanged and that the issue should be resolved politically within the UN
framework.
"I believe that China's stance on the issue is consistent with relevant
resolutions of the UN Security Council and the common expectations of the
international community," he said.
President Hu also told Ul-Uloum during the meeting that China has all along
respected the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Iraq as
well as the choices and rights of the Iraqi people.
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