China says it wants extra time to evaluate US, India proposal to blacklist JeM chief’s brother at UNSC | World News

China on Thursday stated it wants extra time to “assess” the India-US proposal to checklist Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) chief Abdul Rauf Azhar as a worldwide terrorist on the UN Safety Council, hours after blocking the joint effort.

A day earlier, China had put a maintain on a proposal by India and the US to designate Azhar, the brother of JeM chief Masood Azhar, as a worldwide terrorist and topic him to property freeze, journey ban and arms embargo.

“We'd like extra time to evaluate the applying to schedule this particular person. We hope related media will chorus from making groundless hypothesis,” Chinese language overseas ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin stated on the common ministry briefing on Thursday.

Wang stated the 1267 Committee of the UN Safety Council has clear provisions about designating terrorist organisations and officers.

“China has at all times strictly adopted the foundations and procedures of the committee and in a constructive and accountable method participated in its work. We hope different members may also do the identical,” Wang stated in response to questions on the subject.

Pakistan-born Azhar, who's in his late 40s, was sanctioned by the US in December 2010.

That is the second time in lower than two months that China has put a maintain on an inventory by the US and India to sanction a Pakistan-based terrorist below the sanctions committee of the UN Safety Council.

In June this 12 months, China had put a maintain, on the final second, on a joint proposal by India and the US to checklist Pakistan-based terrorist Abdul Rehman Makki below the 1267 Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee of the UN Safety Council.

China had equally sought time to evaluate the case.

When requested about Makki’s case, Wang stated, “We at all times strictly observe the UNSC committee’s guidelines and procedures and participate in its work in a constructive and accountable method,” including, “We hope related media will chorus from making groundless hypothesis”.