China’s Ambassador to India Luo Zhaohui on Sunday expressed optimism that the issue relating to India’s push for designating Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed’s chief Masood Azhar as a global terrorist by the UN would be resolved through consultations.
“We are optimistic that this matter will be resolved,” Luo said on the sidelines of an event at the Chinese embassy here when asked about China putting a hold on listing of Azhar by UN Security Council (UNSC) or UN Sanctions Committee on designating Azhar as global terrorist.
He said China understands India’s concerns over the issue. “I am quite sure this matter will be resolved. This is only a technical hold and the matter can be resolved through continued consultation,” he said.
The Chinese envoy also referred to the informal summit between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping in April last year and said the cooperation between the two countries are on the “right track”.
We are quite optimistic about the future bilateral cooperation, Luo said.
On Wednesday, China for the fourth time blocked the bid to designate Azhar a global terrorist by putting a technical hold on the proposal
