China's Foreign Ministry responded "no India joined the nuclear suppliers group": the first discussion

Xinhua Beijing, June 12, a Foreign Ministry spokesman, Hong Lei, 12th on the nuclear suppliers group enlargement-related issues and answered questions.

A reporter asked: it is reported that, according to diplomatic sources, China and New Zealand, and Ireland, and Turkey, and South Africa, and Austria and other countries against India to join the nuclear suppliers group (NSG). Opposition believes that India joined the NSG would weaken nonproliferation efforts and could anger Pakistan. Comment on this?

Hong said, on June 9, the Chairman of the Nuclear Suppliers Group Argentina ambassadors convened an informal meeting. Does not consider anything about India or other "Treaty on the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons (NPT), States parties" joined the NSG issues. Chair stated, no agenda for the meeting, just to hear preliminary views on the outreach work of the NSG, for which to prepare annual report to the plenary in Seoul in late June.

Hong Lei said China has noticed some non-NPT States parties wished to join the NSG. For the "non-NPT States" problems of this group of countries to join to do, China has maintained that the Group discussed to find a consensus and make decisions by consensus. NPT is the political and legal basis of international non-proliferation system as a whole. This position of China is applicable to all "non-NPT States parties" is not directed against any specific non-States parties to the NPT. In fact, not only in China, the Group has also held the same position in many countries.

Hong says nearly a period of time, within the group "non-NPT States" this group of countries to join the issues discussed, but there are big differences. Next, China support group continues to engage in further discussions, with a view to an early consensus. China will continue its constructive participation in the discussion.

(Editors: Pan Yi burn UN657)
2016-06-12 17:27:51
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中国外交部回应“反对印度加入核供应国集团”：主张先讨论

　　新华网北京6月12日消息，外交部发言人洪磊12日就核供应国集团扩员相关问题答记者问。

　　有记者问：据报道，据外交人士透露，中国和新西兰、爱尔兰、土耳其、南非、奥地利等国家反对印度加入核供应国集团（NSG）。反对声音认为，印加入NSG将削弱防扩散努力，并可能激怒巴基斯坦。中方对此有何评论？

　　洪磊说，6月9日，核供应国集团主席阿根廷大使召集了个非正式会议。会上并没有审议任何有关印度或其他“非《不扩散核武器条约》（NPT）缔约国”加入NSG的议题。主席在会上公开申明，会议没有议程，仅仅旨在听取各方对NSG外联等工作的初步看法，为其向6月下旬的首尔年度全会提交报告做准备。

　　洪磊说，中方注意到有些非NPT缔约国希望加入NSG。对于“非NPT缔约国”这一类国家的加入问题怎么办，中方一直主张集团先就此充分讨论，以寻求共识并协商一致作出决定。NPT是整个国际防扩散体系的政治和法律基础。中方这一立场适用于所有“非NPT缔约国”，并不针对哪个特定的非NPT缔约国。事实上，不仅是中国，集团内有许多国家也持同样的立场。

　　洪磊表示，近一时期以来，集团内部对“非NPT缔约国”这一类国家加入问题进行了一些讨论，但确实存有较大的分歧。下一步，中方支持集团继续就此开展进一步讨论，以期早日就此形成共识。中方将继续建设性参与有关讨论。

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2016-06-12 17:27:51
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