Liu Jieyi, China's permanent representative to the United Nations, speaks during a UN General Assembly's special meeting to commemorate all victims of WWII at the UN headquarters in New York on May 5, 2015. A UN General Assembly (GA) special meeting kicked off here on Tuesday to commemorate victims of the Second World War. (Xinhua/Li Muzi)
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Quotable quotes from UN General Assembly's special meeting in commemorating all victims of WWII
UNITED NATIONS, May 5 (Xinhua) -- Following are the quotable quotes from the Special Solemn Meeting of the UN General Assembly in Commemoration of All Victims of the Second World War, which was held here Tuesday.
"We emphasize history not for extending our hatred but to call on people to respect peace and hold on to peace." "Only by remembering the scourge of war can we cherish the value of peace." "China's war of resistance against Japan collaborated and supported the war efforts of the allied powers and in support of the action in European and Pacific battle fields, which is of great strategic significance." -- Liu Jieyi, the permanent representative of China to the United Nations.Full Story
