China at the UN criticizes US resolution on the Strait of Hormuz and hints at a possible veto
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China's Ambassador to the UN called the US resolution on the Strait of Hormuz ill-timed. Beijing calls on the parties to negotiate and hints at a possible veto of the document.
China's Ambassador to the UN, Fu Cong, criticized the resolution prepared by the US and Bahrain regarding the situation in the Strait of Hormuz, stating that the document is "untimely" and will not contribute to the resolution of the conflict. This was reported by Reuters, according to UNN.
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The draft resolution demands that Iran cease attacks and mining in the Strait of Hormuz. At the same time, diplomats suggest that China and Russia may block the document in the UN Security Council. Last month, Moscow and Beijing already vetoed a similar US-backed resolution, calling it biased against Iran.
"We do not think the content is right, and the timing is inappropriate,"
According to him, it is currently necessary to "call on both sides for serious and good-faith negotiations," and the adoption of a resolution at this stage "will not be helpful."
The Chinese diplomat also stated that if the decision depended solely on Beijing as the current President of the UN Security Council, the document would not be put to a vote at all. China's mission to the UN clarified that no official request for a vote has been received yet.
Fu's statements came after the conclusion of a two-day summit between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping. According to the White House, the parties agreed that the Strait of Hormuz must remain open for shipping. At the same time, China's Foreign Ministry stated that Beijing is disappointed by the war surrounding Iran and believes that "this conflict, which should never have happened, has no basis for continuation."