China, Malaysia against US ÐBritish air raids on Iraq
Iraq, Politics, 2/24/2001

China has expressed great concern over the recent US- British raids on Iraq and called for a just and acceptable solution to the Iraqi question in the framework of the UN Security Council and on the ground of honoring its resolutions.

A spokesman for the Chinese foreign ministry said on Friday that the use of force against Iraq will lead to make the Iraqi issue more complex, besides damaging the position and authority of the UN Security Council.

Meantime, Malaysian demonstrators on Friday burnt American and British flags in protest of the American- British bombardment of Iraq last week.

News reports said that almost 300 students held demonstration of protest in the downtown of Kuala Lumpur while raising banners denouncing the US- British aggression against Iraq and then they burnt the American and British flags and called for boycotting the British and American commodities.

The agency added that the demonstrators told the riot- fighting police they intend to head for the American embassy to submit their protest but, the police asked them to keep away from this embassy.

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