China supports one-year extension of UN mission in Timor-Leste
wholesale colthing UNITED NATIONS, Feb. 23 (Xinhua) -- China supports the 12-month extension recommended by the UN chief of the UN mission in Timor- Leste, a senior Chinese diplomat said on Tuesday.
The UN currently has a multidimensional and integrated peacekeeping mission in Timor-Leste known as UNMIT; its mandate ends later this month.
Liu Zhenmin, China's deputy permanent representative to the UN, told a United Nations Security Council (UNSC) open debate on the issue of Timor-Leste that China was pleased to see the overall situation there had remained stable.
The Timor-Leste national police has improved its law enforcement capacity with the support of UNMIT and the international community and is gradually taking over security responsibility, the Chinese diplomat added.
However, the country is facing formidable challenges in its economic development due to insufficient livelihoods and underemployment, as well as lack of resources. These factors combine to hamper reconstruction and overall development, Liu said.
"China supports the extension of the mandate for another year, and hopes the special representative for Timor-Leste and the tag heuer replica UNMIT can continue playing an active role in helping the government enhance its capacity and coordinating international assistance," Liu said.
The diplomat said China continues to support the southeast Asian country, calling on the international community to step up its assistance to the Timorese in relevant fields.
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More than 20 speakers, including Deputy Prime Minister of Timor- Leste Jose Luis Guterres and Ban Ki-moon's special representative to Timor-Leste Ameerah Haq, took part in the debate on the UN chief's report, in which Ban called for UNMIT's mandate to be extended for another year.
In 2006, after a dispute within the Timorese military caused havoc within the country, leaving dozens of people dead and displacing one-seventh of the population, the UNSC set up the UNMIT to tackle the political, humanitarian and security crisis.
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