In a guarded reply over the issue to PTI here, Chinese Foreign Ministry said China is actively taking part in international cooperation against terrorism under the aegis of the UN.
"China opposes all forms of terrorism and supports the United Nations to play a central coordinating role in International Counter-Terrorism Cooperation, and actively participate in international cooperation against terrorism," the Ministry said in an e-mail response to reports that China blocked India's move at UN demanding action against Pakistan for releasing Lakhvi, operations commander of Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba.
It's not clear if "other relevant parties" in the Chinese response meant included Pakistan.
Early this month, Chinese Foreign Ministry had declined to comment on allegations that Beijing had put a technical hold on India's demand to UNSC to take action against Hizbul Mujahudeen's chief Syed Salahuddin and Lashkar-e-Taiba leader Hafeez Sayed, citing the UNSC resolution 1267.
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The ministry was responding to External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj's comments in New Delhi earlier that it has been conveyed to China that terrorism also concerns Beijing and it should keep that in mind while voting at the UNSC.
She told the Wang that Lakhvi was "no ordinary terrorist" as he masterminded the Mumbai terror attack in which 166 people were killed.
A Pakistani court had on April 9 set Lakhvi free, a development which India said "eroded" the value of assurances repeatedly conveyed to it by Pakistan on cross-border terrorism.