| Pakistan reiterates its one China policy |
| 2007-12-14 |
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ISLAMABAD, Dec 13 (APP): Pakistan reiterated Thursday its one China policy that unequivocally embodies that Taiwan is an integral and inalienable part of the People's Republic of China, which is the sole government representing the whole of China including Taiwan. Senior Vice Foreign Minister Wang Yi discussed the issue of Taiwan with his interlocutors in Islamabad, who reaffirmed Pakistan government's well-known one China Policy, Foreign Office Spokesman Mohammad Sadiq said in response to a question. He was asked if Wang Yi, Special Envoy of the Chinese Government, currently visiting Pakistan, discussed the so-called referendum of UN membership by the Taiwan authorities and what was the position of the Government of Pakistan on this issue. The spokesman said, "One China Policy is not only Pakistan's long-standing principled position but is also the consensus position of the international community as clearly reaffirmed by the UN General Assembly Resolution 2758." "Pakistan believes that Taiwan issue is an internal affair of the People's Republic of China. We have, therefore, always opposed attempts to bring up the question of Taiwan's membership in the UN bodies", he added. The spokesman further said that Islamabad firmly opposes the so-called referendum on UN membership by the Taiwan authorities and will continue to oppose any such attempts in future too. |
