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China, which had abstained from voting on a UN resolution to impose no fly zone on Libya on Sunday expressed regret over the multinational military strike against Libya, saying that it did not agree with resorting to force in international relations.
“China has noticed the latest development in Libya and regrets the military strike against Libya,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Ms Jiang Yu said.
China, as it always, does not agree with the use of force in international relations, Ms Jiang said, when asked to comment on the strike carried out by multinational forces early Sunday.
China believes that the tenet and principles of the United Nations Charter and relevant international laws should be adhered to, and Libya’s sovereignty, independence, unification and territory integrity should be respected, she said.
“We hope stability could be restored in Libya as soon as possible so as to avoid more civilian casualties caused by the escalation of military conflicts,” she said.
China along with Russia and India had abstained from voting on imposing a no fly zone on Libya expressing reservations over it.
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