2018年4月16日 星期一

China comments on Japan's withholding dues to UNESCO

China comments on Japan's withholding dues to UNESCO

China said on Wednesday that it is irresponsible for Japan to pressurize the UNESCO by withholding its dues and its attempts will not succeed. Hua Chunying, spokesperson with the Foreign Ministry, made the comments at a routine news briefing. Japan is reportedly holding back more than 40 million US dollars it owes to the UNESCO after documents relating to the Nanjing Massacre were included in the UNESCO Memory of the World Register in 2015. The Nanjing Massacre is a heinous crime the Japanese militarists committed during the World War II and a historical fact recognized by the international community, Hua said. The inclusion of the documents to Memory of the World Register proves that they fully comply with the UNESCO's evaluation criteria, Hua said. "This will give full play to the positive role of the documents in helping remember history, cherish peace and safeguard human dignity." The files show the atrocities of Japanese invaders in China, who killed 300,000 Chinese civilians and unarmed soldiers from Dec. 13, 1937 to Jan. 1938. It is the duty of member states to pay membership fees to international organizations, Hua said, adding that Japan's words and behavior, once again, exposed its unwillingness to face up to history. "It is irresponsible for Japan to pressurize the UNESCO by withholding its dues and its attempts will not succeed." 


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Chile takes seat at UN Security Council

Chile takes seat at UN Security Council

SANTIAGO - Chile took its seat at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Wednesday as a non-permanent member of the international body through Dec 31, 2015.
It marked the fifth time the South American nation has been invited to sit on the council and help uphold the UN's "principles of non-intervention and respect for international treaties," Chile's foreign ministry said in a statement.
During the 68th UN General Assembly held last October in New York, Chile's bid to sit on the council received unanimous backing of fellow Latin American countries, as well as countries in other parts of the world.
In addition to Chile, other non-permanent members joining the council for the next two years included Chad, Lithuania and Nigeria.
Chile previously sat on the UNSC from 1952-1953, 1961-1962, 1996-1997 and 2003-2004.
"Chile will continue to contribute to strengthening effective multilateralism, so that the Security Council can continue to make concrete contributions to crisis prevention and resolution, which affect international peace and security in different parts of the world," the ministry said.
Chile "will act in keeping with the fundamental principles of the United Nations, such as the sovereign equality of states, non-intervention, the validity and respect for international treaties, the respect and promotion of human rights, democracy, and the peaceful resolution of conflicts," the ministry added.
Chile will fulfill its role at the council "with the conviction that the current complex problems and challenges require global solutions based on cooperation and solidarity", the ministry said.
Chile's foreign policy adheres to the same principles and values as those of the council, the ministry said.


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