UNITED NATIONS, July 9 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese UN envoy said on Tuesday it is important to adhere to a unified counter-terrorism standard.
Ma Zhaoxu, China's permanent representative to the United Nations, said that terrorism and organized crime have been mutually colluding and infiltrating nowadays.
Speaking at a Security Council open debate, the Chinese envoy said that terrorist organizations using organized crime for financing and organized crimes going extreme all pose serious threats to international peace and security.
"First, it is important to adhere to a unified counter-terrorism standard while respecting the primary responsibilities of the member states and the central coordinating role of the United Nations," Ma said.
Terrorism is the public enemy of the mankind, counter-terrorism must not be subject to double standards, said the Chinese ambassador, adding that counter-terrorism must follow the purposes and principles of the UN charter and must respect the sovereignty, independence, and territory integrity of the countries concerned.
Tangible measures must be taken to counter mutual collusion and infiltration between terrorist organizations and organized crime in funding, equipment and incitement, he added.
Ma called for a comprehensive approach "to root out the causes that breed and proliferate terrorism and organized crimes."
