Just a few hours after United States' another attempt to move a resolution against Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar to declare him a 'global terrorist', China has snubbed US accusing them of undermining the authority of the United nations anti-terror committee and misusing its leverage power to influence the decision which got blocked by China's use of 'technical hold'.
China said that the move of the United States will only 'complicate' the issue to propose the Jaish-e-Mohammed chief's listing under the 1267 Al Qaeda Sanctions Committee of the Council.
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"This is not in line with resolution of the issue through dialogue and negotiations. This has reduced the authority of the committee as a main anti-terrorism body of the UNSC and this is not conducive to the solidarity and only complicates the issue. We urge the US to act cautiously and avoid forcefully moving forward this resolution draft," said the Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang in a press conference.
China had earlier used the 'technical hold' against the move to blacklist JeM chief Masood Azhar which was moved by France backed by the other three permanent members of the United Nations Security Council.