Beijing-Sana
The Chinese Foreign Ministry affirmed that the result of the Security Council vote on the US draft resolution on extending the arms embargo on Iran once again proves that unilateralism is unacceptable and that any attempt to place self-interest above the interest of the international community is doomed to failure.
"The vast majority of members of the Security Council opposed through the vote the wrongful actions of the United States and believed that the comprehensive agreement on the Iranian nuclear issue and Security Council Resolution 2231 should be adhered to and implemented effectively," ministry spokesman Zhao Li Jian said at a press conference today.
The United States suffered a miserable failure last Friday in the UN Security Council in its attempt to obtain a resolution to extend the arms embargo on Iran, which ends next October, as Russia and China opposed the US draft resolution, while Britain, France, Germany and eight other members abstained from voting and did not vote in favor of the draft resolution. Only the United States and the Dominican Republic.
On the other hand, the spokesman denounced the measures taken by the United States against Chinese journalists in it and said: “The United States must immediately correct its mistakes and stop its political repression of the Chinese media and journalists and ensure that the personal safety and property of Chinese journalists are not violated,” stressing that if the United States insists on walking In its own way, adding mistakes to mistakes, China will be forced to take necessary and legitimate responses and protect its legitimate rights and interests.
The Chinese spokesman added ... that Washington reveals the hypocrisy of the so-called "freedom of the press" of the United States, noting that the latter is practicing "a policy of naked double standards and dominant bullying."