BEIJING – A Chinese foreign ministry’s spokesperson Tuesday rejected theaccusation of providing asylum to the leaders of the United LiberationFront of Assam (ULFA), including Paresh Baruch, saying their government didnot interfere in internal affairs of other countries.
“I want to emphasize that the Chinese government has consistently adheredto the principle of non-interference in the internal affairs of othercountries. This position has not changed and will not change,” Hua Chunyingsaid during her regular briefing while commenting on a question regardingIndia’s request that China should not provide asylum to the leaders ofAssam United Liberation Front.
To another question about India’s request for Chinese support in listingMasood Azhar in the United Nations, she said,“We have repeatedly statedChina’s position. China has always actively participated in internationalanti-terrorism cooperation, and at the same time made judgments based onthe merits of the matter itself.”The request has reportedly been made to Chinese State Councilor andMinister of Public Security Zhao Kezhi, who is currently visiting New Delhi.
Hua Chunying said during the first high-level meeting on law enforcementsecurity, the Chinese State Councilor and Minister of Public Security andIndian Interior Minister Rajnath Singh jointly signed a cooperationagreement.
This agreement was of great significance for advancing the development ofChina-India relations and enhancing the level of law enforcement securitycooperation between the two countries, she added.
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She opined that strengthening cooperation in the field of law enforcementand security cooperation between the two sides would help provide a safeand stable environment for the common development and prosperity of the twocountries.
Hua Chunying said the two sides would focus on counter-terrorism, crackingdown on separatist forces, and carrying out more pragmatic cooperation infuture to jointly prevent transnational crimes such as separatist forcesand counterfeit currency crimes, telecom fraud, and drug crimes.
“At the same time, it will continue to expand the channels of communicationand cooperation between law enforcement agencies of both sides, andeffectively protect the safety of other countries’ projects, institutions,and personnel in the country,” she added. – APP
