UNGA decides not to include Taiwan proposal on agenda
18/9/2008 17:53
The General Committee of the 63rd session of the UN General Assembly
decided yesterday not to include the so-called issue of "Taiwan's participation
in the activities of United Nations specialized agencies," submitted by Nauru,
Gambia and a very few other countries, into the agenda of the General
Assembly.
"There is only one China in the world. The United Nations and the
vast majority of its member states all adhere to the one China principle,"
China's UN Ambassador Wang Guangya said at the meeting of the General
Committee.
"UN specialized agencies have all resolved the issue of China's
representation in the United Nations in accordance with the Charter of the
United Nations and Resolution 2758," he said.
"People on both sides of the
Taiwan Strait share the same blood and destiny. In the wake of the massive
earthquake that struck Wenchuan in May, our Taiwan compatriots offered generous
contribution and selfless assistance for disaster relief. This deeply moved
everyone and gave full expression to the saying that 'blood' is thicker than
water," he said.
Wang noted that at present, cross-Strait relations have
shown a good momentum of improvement and development.
"We hope people across
the Strait will work together, on the basis of the one China principle, to
create conditions for resumption of consultation and negotiations so as to
resolve in a pragmatic manner various concerns of the Taiwan compatriots,
including giving priority to discussion of their participation in WHO (World
Health Organization) activities," he said.
"We firmly believe that the
prospect of peaceful development of cross-Strait relations is in the hands of
people on both sides of the Strait. So long as the two sides bear in mind the
well-being of people across the Strait and the overall interests of the entire
Chinese nation, and act in a spirit of 'building mutual trust, putting aside
differences, seeking common ground and striving for a win-win result,' we will
surely find an appropriate solution through consultation," Wang
added.
Xinhua
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