China is ready to work with other BRICS member countries to jointly maintain peace and stability in the Middle East, said Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun at a press briefing in Beijing on Wednesday.
The BRICS Chair, Brazil, on Tuesday issued the "BRICS Joint Statement on the Escalation of the Security Situation in the Middle East Following the Military Strikes on the Territory of the Islamic Republic of Iran".
Asked for comment on the statement, Guo said the BRICS countries are always maintaining world peace and stability.
"The BRICS countries are a progressive force in maintaining world peace and stability, as well as upholding international fairness and justice. In response to the current tense situation in the Middle East, the BRICS countries have issued a joint statement calling for a ceasefire, dialog and consultation, playing a constructive role in de-escalating the tension in the Middle East," said the spokesman.
"At the BRICS Summit held in Kazan last year, President Xi Jinping proposed building a BRICS committed to peace and acting as defenders of common security. China is willing to work with the BRICS countries to continue making efforts to maintain peace and stability in the Middle East," Guo added.
China to work with other BRICS members to maintain peace, stability in Middle East: spokesman
China to work with other BRICS members to maintain peace, stability in Middle East: spokesman
China to work with other BRICS members to maintain peace, stability in Middle East: spokesman
Nicaragua's co-foreign minister Valdrack Jaentschke has warned that militarism must never be allowed to rise again, as Japan's recent moves to lift its arms export ban and revise the pacifist Constitution continue to draw international concern.
This year marks the 80th anniversary of the opening of the Tokyo Trials, where Japan's Class-A war criminals from World War II were brought to justice.
In an interview with China Global Television Network (CGTN), Valdrack Jaentschke voiced his concern that today's world order is being undermined by interventionism and other challenges.
"It is necessary for us to remember that after the end of World War II, countries worked hard to build a new international order based on international law. However, regrettably, more than 80 years later, we are seeing that this once explored and attempted order is being challenged by interventionism, a confrontational mindset, and tendencies like 'might makes right.' These are precisely the conditions that gave rise to fascism and militarism in the past, which ultimately led to the tragedy of World War II," he said.
He said the international community has a responsibility to pursue a new international order -- one fundamentally grounded in peace.
"Looking back at the history more than eight decades ago and comparing it with today's reality, it is our responsibility to recognize that the world should, and must, build a new international order that is more just, fairer, rooted in international law, based on a logic of mutual benefit and shared success, and fundamentally grounded in peace," said the minister.
"Today, as we revisit the Tokyo Trials, it is meant to remind the world that such a tragedy must never be repeated -- and that we must do everything in our power to prevent it from happening again. We must stop that dark world -- born from militarism, interventionism, and fascism -- from ever returning," he said.
Nicaraguan FM warns of militarism revival
