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China supports UN proposals to strengthen peacekeeping mission capabilities

Xinhua, June 2, 2016 Adjust font size:

A Foreign Ministry spokesperson on Thursday said that China supports discussions led by the UN Security Council on capacity building for the UN peacekeeping mission.

On Wednesday, French Ambassador to the UN Francois Delattre, who is also the president of the Security Council for June, said the UN Security Council will be working on recommendations on capacity building for the UN peacekeeping mission in Mali as well as increasing its troop levels.

The United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) was attacked on Tuesday evening and China on Wednesday confirmed that a Chinese peacekeeper was killed and four other Chinese were injured in the terrorist attack.

Spokesperson Hua Chunying said China strongly condemned the attack that targeted UN peacekeepers. "We have asked the Mali government and the UN to immediately carry out measures to protect the safety of peacekeepers and prevent reoccurrence of similar incidents." Endit