China asks US to 'act cautiously' on Masood Azhar blacklist resolution
New Delhi, Mar 28 (IBNS): China on Thursday asked the US to "act cautiously" after the latter circulated a draft resolution at the 15-member UN Security Council to blacklist Jaish-e-Mohammad chief Masood Azhar.
Jaish claimed responsibility for the February 14 attack at Pulwama that killed 40 Indian soldiers.
Speaking to the media, Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said: "This (moving the draft resolution) is not in line with resolution of the issue through dialogue and negotiations. This has reduced the authority of the committee as a main anti-terrorism body of the UNSC and this is not conducive to the solidarity and only complicates the issue. We urge the US to act cautiously and avoid forcefully moving forward this resolution draft."
The US draft resolution to blacklist the Pakistan-based terrorist has been supported by France and UK. This comes two weeks after China blocked a proposal to list Masood Azhar under the 1267 Al Qaeda Sanctions Committee of the Council.
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