(MENAFN- QNA) China on Thursday urged Japan to speed up the destruction of abandoned chemical weapons (ACWs) in China as a precondition for ensuring personnel and environmental safety.
Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying made the remarks when asked to comment on the delays in the disposal of Japanese ACWs in China at a routine press briefing.
Hua was quoted by Chinese News Agency (Xinhua) as saying the JACWs are one of the grave crimes committed by the Japanese militarists during Japan's war of aggression against China.
The JACWs are still threatening and jeopardizing the safety of Chinese people's life, property and the ecological environment, even though the war ended 70 years ago, said Hua.
The Chinese government has been pressing Japan to destroy the JACWs as soon as possible in accordance with the provisions of the Chemical Weapons Convention(CWC) and the Memorandum of Understanding(MoU) between China and Japan on the Destruction of ACWs in China.
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