Will utilise 'all available resources' to blacklist Masood Azhar: US
PTI | Updated: Apr 3, 2019, 23:27 ISTHighlights
- The US State Department said it will ensure that the Pakistan-based terrorist is held accountable by the international community
- Responding to the State Department's remarks, China said that Washington's move is complicating the issue and not conducive to peace and stability in South Asia
BEIJING: The US on Tuesday said it will “utilise all available resources” to ensure the listing of Jaish-e-Muhammed founder Masood Azhar as a "
global terrorist
+ " by the UN.
The US had on March 27 circulated a draft resolution to the powerful UN Security Council to blacklist Azhar and subject him to a travel ban, an assets freeze and an arms embargo. The move came after China put a hold on a French proposal to list Azhar under the 1267 Al Qaeda Sanctions Committee of the Council.
Reiterating its firm stand on the issue, the US State Department has reportedly said it will ensure that the Pakistan-based terrorist is held accountable by the international community.
Masood Azhar-led JeM had claimed responsibility for the deadly terror attack in Pulwama, which left 40 CRPF personnel martyred.
Responding to the State Department's remarks, China on Wednesday said that Washington's move is complicating the issue and not conducive to peace and stability in South Asia.
Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang told a media briefing that Beijing is adopting constructive and reasonable stand on the issue to resolve it properly.
Earlier, China had criticised the US for directly taking the Masood Azhar issue to the UN Security Council. It claimed that "positive progress" has been made to resolve the vexed issue and accused the US of scuttling its efforts.
China has so far blocked the move to designate Azhar as a 'global terrorist' four times in recent years.
On Wednesday, the Chinese foreign ministry spokesman said vast majority of the UNSC members believe that efforts should be made under the 1267 Sanctions Committee to solve this designation through dialogue and consultation instead of pushing the draft resolution at the UNSC.
India handed over a dossier to Pakistan on February 27 with specific details of Pakistan-based terror group JeM's complicity in the Pulwama attack and the presence of Jaish terror camps and its leadership in Pakistan.
Pakistan has already said that it has not found any link between the JeM and the Pulwama terror attack and demanded more information/evidence from India.
The US had on March 27 circulated a draft resolution to the powerful UN Security Council to blacklist Azhar and subject him to a travel ban, an assets freeze and an arms embargo. The move came after China put a hold on a French proposal to list Azhar under the 1267 Al Qaeda Sanctions Committee of the Council.
Reiterating its firm stand on the issue, the US State Department has reportedly said it will ensure that the Pakistan-based terrorist is held accountable by the international community.
Failure to designate Masood Azhar as global terrorist against regional stability, peace: US
Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar meets the criteria to be designated as a global terrorist and not doing so is against regional stability and peace, the US said. After Pulwama attack, three permanent members of the UNSC - the United States, Britain and France - have moved a resolution to designate Azhar as a global terrorist.
Masood Azhar-led JeM had claimed responsibility for the deadly terror attack in Pulwama, which left 40 CRPF personnel martyred.
Responding to the State Department's remarks, China on Wednesday said that Washington's move is complicating the issue and not conducive to peace and stability in South Asia.
Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang told a media briefing that Beijing is adopting constructive and reasonable stand on the issue to resolve it properly.
Earlier, China had criticised the US for directly taking the Masood Azhar issue to the UN Security Council. It claimed that "positive progress" has been made to resolve the vexed issue and accused the US of scuttling its efforts.
China has so far blocked the move to designate Azhar as a 'global terrorist' four times in recent years.
On Wednesday, the Chinese foreign ministry spokesman said vast majority of the UNSC members believe that efforts should be made under the 1267 Sanctions Committee to solve this designation through dialogue and consultation instead of pushing the draft resolution at the UNSC.
India handed over a dossier to Pakistan on February 27 with specific details of Pakistan-based terror group JeM's complicity in the Pulwama attack and the presence of Jaish terror camps and its leadership in Pakistan.
Pakistan has already said that it has not found any link between the JeM and the Pulwama terror attack and demanded more information/evidence from India.
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