Chinese Ambassador to Sudan Li Chengwen
(front left) and Sudanese undersecretary of Humanitarian Affairs Charles
Manianf sign their names during a handover ceremony of aid package from
China to Darfur in Khartoum, capital of Sudan, Feb. 25, 2008. The Chinese
government's special representative for Darfur, Liu Guijin, Monday pledged
China will provide more humanitarian assistance to people in Sudan's
western region of Darfur.(Xinhua Photo) Photo Gallery>>>
KHARTOUM, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese
government's special representative for Darfur, Liu Guijin, Monday pledged China
will provide more humanitarian assistance to people in Sudan's western region of
Darfur.
"Our government is preparing a new budget and more
humanitarian assistance will be forced forward," Liu said at a handover ceremony
of an aid package of 20 million Chinese yuan (2.8 million U.S. dollars).
"We just want to send signals to Sudan and the
outside world that the Chinese people and their government are sympathetic with
the people there in Darfur. China is showing solidarity to the Sudanese unity
government in its efforts to help people in Darfur," he said.
China has delivered five batches of assistance to the
Darfur region at a combined value of 80 million yuan (11 million dollars).
Monday's aid includes portable rooms, which could be
used either as classrooms or clinics, said the envoy.
"The Chinese government and its people show great
sympathy to those internally-displaced people (IDP) living in the camps in
Darfur for their suffering and difficulties. So we are willing to provide
necessary assistance for them," the Chinese envoy said.
"Though there are many transportation obstacles in
Darfur, most Chinese humanitarian goods have already been distributed to those
IDP camps there on the ground," he added.
Chinese Ambassador to Sudan Li Chengwen
(front left) and Sudanese undersecretary of Humanitarian Affairs Charles
Manianf exchange documents during a handover ceremony of aid package from
China to Darfur in Khartoum, capital of Sudan, Feb. 25, 2008.(Xinhua
Photo) Photo Gallery>>>
In addition, Liu said Chinese companies have spent
about 50 million dollars on development projects in Darfur, including 85 km of
water pipelines, water wells and water containers.
Some wells and containers have been put to use, he
said, adding that with these projects families in IDP camps and peacekeeping
forces of the U.N.-African Union Hybrid Mission in Darfur will be able to drink
clean water.
"With humanitarian aid and development projects, we
show to the world that China is sincere in providing tangible assistance to
Darfur," Liu said.
"We have never, and will never in the future, attach
any kind of political conditions to these aid and development projects, because
we think that providing assistance is just for the benefit of the people, it is
not for political purposes, not for showing off to the outside world," he said.
The situation in Darfur, particularly the
humanitarian situation, is gradually improving, he said, adding that he will go
to Darfur Tuesday and visit some IDP camps to see those changes.
China has committed itself "to working closely with
the Sudanese unity government and the transitional authorities in Darfur for the
benefit of the people, for the end of people's suffering and for a long-lasting
settlement of the Darfur issue," Liu said.
Sudanese Minister of Humanitarian Affairs Harun Run
Liwal said his government and people in Darfur are grateful for China's
humanitarian assistance, which is free of any conditions.
Run Liwal said he was glad to know that Liu would
make a field tour to Darfur and visit the IDP camps again since it will be a
good opportunity for the envoy to see how Chinese aid is distributed among the
camps.
After a trip to Britain, Liu arrived here Sunday for
a four-day visit, the fourth since his appointment on May 10, 2007.
The 62-year-old veteran diplomat and former Chinese
ambassador to Zimbabwe and South Africa has been engaged in African affairs for
more than 25 years. During his previous missions, Liu shuttled between the
United States, Britain, Egypt and other countries concerned to seek support for
a solution to the Darfur issue.
Liu Guijin (L), the Chinese government's
special representative for Darfur, shakes hands with Sudanese Foreign
Minister Deng Alor in Khartoum, capital of Sudan, on Feb. 24, 2008.(Xinhua
Photo) Photo
Gallery>>>
KHARTOUM, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- Sudanese Foreign Minister
Deng Alor Sunday said China is very much welcome in helping the country find a
solution to the Darfur issue.
China is not directly involved in the Darfur conflict, but
as a partner, "China is using its good relations with Sudan to help it solve the
Darfur issue," Alor told reporters after a 40-minute meeting with Liu Guijin,
the Chinese government's special representative for Darfur. Full story
KHARTOUM, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- China's envoy for the Darfur
issue said on Sunday that China is committed to solving the Darfur issue and is
not seeking expediency from the issue.
"What China is pursuing is to realize peace in Darfur as
soon as possible, and to help Sudan achieve stability and development as soon as
possible," Liu Guijin told Xinhua upon his arrival in Khartoum for a visit to
Sudan. Full story
Liu Guijin, special representative of
the Chinese government to Darfur issue, attends a news conference held at
the Chinese Embassy in London, Britain, Feb. 21, 2008. (Xinhua
Photo) Photo
Gallery>>>
LONDON, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- A visiting senior Chinese
diplomat said here Thursday that it was "totally unreasonable" to link Sudan's
Darfur issue with the Beijing Olympics in August.
It was also "dangerous" to politicize the Olympics in the
long run, said Liu Guijin, special representative of the Chinese government to
Darfur issue, said at a news conference held at the Chinese Embassy in London.
Full story
LONDON, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- A visiting senior Chinese
diplomat said here Thursday that China had done a great deal in order to solve
the Darfur issue.
"Chinese government has done a great deal in order to
solve the Darfur issue." Liu Guijin, special representative of the Chinese
government on the Darfur issue, said at a news conference at the Chinese Embassy
in London. Full story
BEIJING, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao
spoke with British Prime Minister Gordon Brown on the phone Tuesday to discuss
bilateral relations, the issue of Sudan's Darfur region and other international
issues.
Both leaders hailed the good momentum in the growth
of China-Britain relations and pledged to work together for stronger bilateral
ties by deepening cooperation in economy, trade, environmental protection,
energy conservation, culture and the Olympic Games. Full story
LONDON, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- A visiting senior Chinese
diplomat said here Thursday that pressure and sanctions would not be helpful for
the resolution of the Darfur issue.
"One of the policies of Chinese government is that we
have always stood for equal dialogue, patient consultation and negotiations in
order to solve the political issues ... No pressure or sanctions can solve the
wars or turmoil in essence," Liu Guijin, special representative of the Chinese
government to Darfur issue, said at a news conference held at Chinese Embassy in
London. Full story
