- Title: CHINA: President Hu Jintao to attend Washington nuclear summit
- Date: 2nd April 2010
- Summary: BEIJING, CHINA (APRIL 1, 2010) (REUTERS) CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTRY SPOKESMAN QIN GANG WALKING IN FOR REGULAR NEWS CONFERENCE JOURNALISTS (SOUNDBITE) (Mandarin) CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTRY SPOKESMAN QIN GANG SAYING: "Chinese President Hu Jintao will attend the nuclear security summit in Washington from April 12th to 13th." JOURNALIST (SOUNDBITE) (Mandarin) CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTRY SPOKESMAN QIN GANG SAYING: "China attaches great importance to the issue of nuclear security, opposes nuclear proliferation and terrorism, and supports strengthened cooperation within the international community. We hope that this summit will expand the consensus on nuclear security among all the countries and make positive progress." JOURNALISTS (SOUNDBITE) (Mandarin) CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTRY SPOKESMAN QIN GANG SAYING: "China condemns any form of terrorist activities and supports all efforts by the Russian government and people to combat terrorism and safeguard their national security and social stability." NEWS CONFERENCE IN PROGRESS
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- Story Text: Chinese President Hu Jintao will attend a multi-nation summit on nuclear security in Washington this month, China's Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Thursday (April 1), ending weeks of uncertainty about whether he was going.
"Chinese President Hu Jintao will attend the nuclear security summit in Washington from April 12th to 13th," spokesman Qin Gang said.
Alongside the summit, China has agreed to serious negotiations with Western powers about imposing new sanctions on Iran. The two moves are likely to dilute tensions between Beijing and Washington after months of wrangling over the yuan currency, Internet censorship, Tibet and U.S. weapons sales to Taiwan.
Some observers had speculated that Hu would not attend, as the Obama Administration is under pressure to label China a "currency manipulator" in a U.S. Treasury report, which could embarrass Hu.
"China attaches great importance to the issue of nuclear security, opposes nuclear proliferation and terrorism, and supports strengthened cooperation within the international community. We hope that this summit will expand the consensus on nuclear security among all the countries and make positive progress," Qin said.
China also expressed its condolences for the victims of suicide bomber attacks in Russia and supported Kremlin's anti-terror efforts.
"China condemns any form of terrorist activities and supports all efforts by the Russian government and people to combat terrorism and safeguard their national security and social stability," he said.
At least 50 people have been killed and more than 100 wounded over the past a few days by suicide bombers who detonated explosives on packed Moscow metro trains and near a school in the southern region of Dagestan. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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