NEW DELHI : Chinese step to extend its technical hold on India’s move to get Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammad chief Masood Azhar designated as terrorist by the UN has come as big disappointment for New Delhi.
There were expectations in the diplomatic circle as well as External Affairs ministry that in the atmosphere generated against terrorism in the aftermath of the Uri Attack, China may not press for its technical hold.
Belying all expectations, Beijing brazen it out in saying that the technical hold on India’s listing application submitted to the 1267 committee in March, 2016 has already been extended.
Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Geng Shuang has confirmed the move. The resolution designating Azhar as a terrorist would have been automatically passed tomorrow if China had not renewed its technical hold.
Geng said the extended technical hold would give more time to the Committee to dliberate on the matter.
”China maintains that on the listing matter, the 1267 committee should stick to the main principle of objectivity, impartiality and professionalism, base its judgement on solid evidence and decide upon consensus among the members of the security council,” he said.
China’s move to block India’s NSG membership along with the move to block UN action against Masood Azhar had recently led to a great strain on the relations of the two countries.
“We find it incomprehensible that while the Pakistan based JeM was listed in UN Security Council Committee established under UNSCR 1267/1989/2253 as far back as 2001 for its well known terror activities and links to the Al Qaeda, the designation of the group’s main leader, financier and motivator has been put on a technical hold,” the MEA had said when China moved its technical point in the matter in April this year. (AGENCIES)
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