China's Deputy Permanent Representative on Iraq Issue


Zhang Yishan, China's deputy permanent representative to the UN, told the council, as the UN Security Council resumed its two-day open debate on Thursday, that with the Iraqi issue unsolved, at stake are the peace and stability of the Gulf region, welfare of the Iraqi people, as well as the credibility and authority of the council.

"At core of the issue is disarmament," he noted. "Iraq should, as required by relevant council resolutions, cooperate fully during the process of eliminating its weapons of mass destruction."

He said that with a reopened door to Iraq, now the most important thing is to let the inspectors back and get their jobs done. He also called for a comprehensive solution to the Iraqi issued, aimed at alleviating the suffering of its people.