Chinese FM denies helping Iraq military planning
PLA Daily 2003-12-17
BEIJING, Dec. 16 (Xinhuanet) -- Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Jianchao denied Tuesday that China had helped the Iraqi army make military plans to combat the US and Britain forces, saying such reports are totally "groundless".
Liu was asked to comment on a report that Chinese anti-aircraft experts helped the Iraqi army to plan combat air raid operations by the coalition forces of the United States and Britain in 2002-2003 in violation of related UN resolutions on sanctions against Iraq.
Liu said such reports were totally "groundless and irresponsible."
"China has always strictly abided by all UN resolutions on Iraq," said Liu. "China never had military contact and exchanges of any kind with the regime of Saddam Hussein after the Gulf war crisis in 1990."
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