China indicated on Tuesday it will continue blocking efforts to list Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar as a global terrorist despite Indian concerns, a day after the two sides signed their first security cooperation pact aimed at combating terrorism.<\/p>\n
The foreign ministry was also dismissive about the status of ULFA chief Paresh Baruah, who is believed to have a base in China.<\/p>\n
Several moves by India and other countries over the past few years to sanction Azhar at the UN Security Council have been blocked by China, a veto-wielding permanent member of the body, with observers saying it was acting to save its \u201call-weather ally\u201d Pakistan from embarrassment.<\/p>\n
Despite the signing of the security cooperation agreement in New Delhi on Monday by home minister Rajnath Singh and China\u2019s visiting minister of public security Zhao Kezhi, differences clearly remain on certain issues.<\/p>\n
Responding to a question on Azhar at a news briefing on Tuesday, the foreign ministry indicated the proof collected against the Pakistan-based terror suspect did not merit a listing.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn the counter-terrorism issue, China has always actively participated in international anti-terrorist operations. We have always made our decisions and judgments on the merits of the matter itself. We will continue to step up the security cooperation to uphold regional peace and stability with parties,\u201d ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying said.<\/p>\n
On Baruah and allegations that China supplies weapons to insurgents in northeast India, Hua was dismissive. \u201cI shall stress that the Chinese government has always adhered to the principle of non-interference in the internal affairs of other countries. This remains unchanged,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Hua hailed the new security pact as a reflection of the sound ties between the two countries, saying the mechanism will help the two sides combat terror and trans-border crimes and tackle separatist forces, telecom fraud and narcotics-related crimes.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis cooperation treaty is very important in terms of advancing law enforcement and security cooperation. Now the two countries enjoy the sound development of bilateral relations,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
The listing of Azhar and Baruah\u2019s shadowy status in China were two major concerns that India conveyed to China during the landmark bilateral meeting on security in New Delhi on Monday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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