Chinese envoy urges external armed forces to withdraw from Libya

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Chinese envoy urges external armed forces to withdraw from Libya

2024-10-10 10:51 Last Updated At：18:57

A Chinese envoy reiterated the necessity on Wednesday for external armed forces and mercenaries to withdraw from Libya as soon as possible.

"The peaceful reconstruction of Libya is now at a critical stage, and to promote political transition is an important cornerstone to ensure its long-term peace and stability. China calls on all parties to continue to adhere to the general direction of a political settlement, strengthen dialog and consultation, and garner more consensus for the early resumption of political negotiations and establishing unified state institutions," said Dai Bing, China's deputy permanent representative to the United Nations, at the Security Council briefing on the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL).

Dai called on the international community to continue to support efforts to seek African solutions to African problems and promote a political settlement to the Libyan issue. "We call for the respect for the sovereignty, unity, and territorial integrity of Libya, and reiterate our urge that external armed forces and mercenaries be withdrawn from Libya as soon as possible in a smooth and orderly manner," he said.

He also called for easing antagonism and confrontation, and maintaining security and stability; and focusing on humanitarian challenges and improving people's livelihood in Libya.

Noting that Libya has experienced a long period of civil war and conflict with a seriously divided security structure, and some of the recent unilateral actions have worsened the fragile security situation, the ambassador called on all Libyan parties to put the interest of the country and the people first, remain rational and restraint, continue to strictly comply with the ceasefire agreement, implement the consensus of the 5+5 joint military commission, and work together to safeguard the hard-won detente.

Dai urged the international community to continue to provide support to Libya in strengthening counter-terrorism efforts and maintaining border security, and to scale up humanitarian assistance and provide more constructive support for its development and rebuilding.

He said China supports Libya to utilize its oil resources well and use oil revenues to improve people's well-beings, and called on the Security Council to pay effective attention to the concerns of the Libyan authorities regarding frozen assets abroad and work out a solution as soon as possible to protect Libyan people from losing their wealth.

China supports UNSMIL to play its due role in mediating the Libyan issue and make greater effort to advance political transition and achieve lasting peace in Libya, Dai said.

China releases new findings on Nanjing Massacre

A new batch of historical records unveiling the atrocities committed by the invading Japanese army in the 1937 Nanjing Massacre was released at a ceremony held on Friday in a museum in east China's Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province.

The massacre following the Japanese troops' capture of Nanjing, the then Chinese capital, on Dec 13, 1937, left more than 300,000 Chinese civilians and unarmed soldiers dead.

Friday's ceremony in the Memorial Hall of the Victims in Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders was just held days before the 88th anniversary of the one of the most barbaric episodes of World War II.

The released historical records include letters of Japanese soldiers, photos taken after the occupation of Nanjing by the invading Japanese army, archival records of military medics who died in the defense of Nanjing, and the English and French periodicals.

Analysts say the newly released historical records provide irrefutable evidence for restoring the truth of history and constitute a powerful rebuttal to the claims of the Japanese right-wing forces.