"After the application for designation of Azhar was proposed (in the 1267 committee), China is in close communication and coordination with various parties and made positive progress. "We hope various parties will meet each other half way and continue to properly solve this issue under the 1267 Committee framework. The majority believes that efforts should be made to solve the issues under 1267 Committee framework," he said. The US knows that very well and yet, it insists on pushing the Security Council to adopt the draft resolution," he said. "This cannot be justified and is not in accordance with the rules and practices of the Security Council.

Source: Economic Times April 01, 2019 09:00 UTC