China objects to Xinjiang group holding summit in
European Parliament
The BBC Monitoring Service - United Kingdom;
Oct 19, 2001
Text of report in English by official Chinese news
agency Xinhua (New China News Agency)
Beijing, 19 October: Chinese Foreign Ministry
Spokesman Sun Yuxi expressed strong dissatisfaction with and
indignation at the European Parliament's permission for "East
Turkestan" (ET) activists to hold a seminar in its parliament
building.
Sun made the statement when asked to comment on the
fact that the European Parliament (EP) on 17 October permitted the
"East Turkestan National Congress" to hold a seminar in the EP
building.
Sun said the EP, ignoring China's repeated
objections, permitted some "ET" activists to hold the seminar in its
building, thus providing a place for anti-China activities.
Sun pointed out that the "ET", a terrorist force
whose aim is to split China, has made, in close collusion with
international terrorist organizations, a large number of horrific
terrorist attacks in China and in its neighbouring countries causing
great casualties.
While the international community is strengthening
cooperation against terrorism, Sun noted, the "ET" has continued to
be engaged in activities which aim to split China in the name of
human rights, democracy and safeguarding the rights and interests of
ethnic minorities.
Sun said that no matter how it changes its
appearances, its terrorist nature can not be changed, and the
so-called "ET" seminar is nothing but a farce.
He stated that the EP insisted on providing a venue
for this terrorist organization, which runs counter to the current
international trend when the international community is
strengthening cooperation in anti-terrorism.
This action will undoubtedly harm severely the EP's
image in Chinese people's hearts, hurting Chinese people's sentiment
and damage the development of Sino-European relations, pointed out
the spokesman.
The Chinese side hopes that the EP would concretely
follow the spirit of international cooperation in anti-terrorism,
take into consideration the general situation of safeguarding
Sino-European relations and take effective measures to curb the "ET"
activities in European Union countries so as to facilitate the sound
and smooth development of Sino-European relations.
Source: Xinhua news agency, Beijing, in
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