BEIJING, August 24 (INP): A spokesperson of the Chinese Foreign Ministry Zhao Lijian once again made it clear that China has no intention to take part in a trilateral arms control negotiation with the US and Russia.

In a statement, he said the extension of the New START Treaty, the important and only existing bilateral arrangement between the US and Russia on nuclear disarmament, bears on not only strategic security between the US and Russia but also global strategic stability.

China supports the US and Russia in maintaining dialogue on the New START and extending the treaty for the sake of international peace and security.

In the meantime, as a principle, the country in possession of the world's largest nuclear arsenal has the obligation to fulfill special and primary responsibilities in nuclear disarmament following the consensus of the international community.

China will support further drastically reduce its nuclear arsenal, and create conditions for other nuclear weapon states to participate in multilateral negotiations on nuclear disarmament, Zhao Lijian added.

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