Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing said Tuesday that mutual
respect and non-interference in each other's internal affairs
between countries are the necessary conditions for building a
harmonious world.
Li made the remarks at a press conference held on the sidelines
of the annual session of the National People's Congress (NPC),
China's top legislature.
He said that Chinese President Hu Jintao and the Chinese
government advocate the building of a harmonious society and
harmonious world, and China sticks to a peaceful, harmonious,
scientific and sustainable approach to development, which conforms
to the trend of the times and to the wish and interests of the
people.
In diplomacy, China is committed to promoting peaceful
coexistence, equal treatment to each other, mutually beneficial
cooperation, and common development, Li said.
China is also committed to pursuing good-neighborliness and
mutual trust, resolving disputes through dialogues and other
diplomatic means, seeking common security and lasting peace, he
said.
Meanwhile, China is committed to boosting exchanges and learning
from each other, building a resource-saving and
environment-friendly society and enhancing cooperation in the
fields, the minister said.
He said the United Nations Charter establishes the principle of
non-interference in each other's internal affairs. According to the
provision, the United Nations, as the largest inter-governmental
organization in the world, should not interfere in the internal
affairs of its member countries.
"It can be imagined and understood that?no country should
interfere in the internal affairs of another country," he said.
(Xinhua News Agency March 6, 2007)