What is Chinas position on the proposal that the next UN secretary-general should come from Asia?
As the chief executive official of UN, Secretary-General is an important and special position in international affairs. Asian countries have not held this position for 34 years. We support an Asian candidate to assume the office. We hope that Asian countries can enhance mutual understanding so as to assure the next Secretary-General comes from Asia. As a permanent member of UNSC and an influential Asian country, what role can China play and what strategy will China take to push for the resolution of Iran nuclear issue? The Iranian nuclear issue is a very complicated matter. China hopes the relevant parties make every effort to solve this issue through diplomatic negotiation. China will continue to play a constructive role in reaching a final resolution. What is China’s comment on current political situation in Iraq? Stability is yet to be restored completely in Iraq, where we still witness difficulties here and there in the process of its political and economic reconstruction. We expre