Both UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the UN Security Council have issued statements to strongly condemn the deadly terrorist attack on civilians in a railway station in southwest China, which demonstrates the international community tolerates no terrorist violence, said a top Chinese diplomat Sunday.

Liu Jieyi, the Chinese permanent representative to the United Nations, made the remarks in a written statement to the press here shortly after the Security Council issued a press statement to condemn the terrorist attack on civilians in the Kunming Railway Station in southwest China's Yunnan Province Saturday, which left at least 29 people killed and more than 140 others injured.

Saturday's gruesome attack by knife-brandishing terrorists on innocent people was an organized, premeditated act of terrorism.

Evidence at the scene showed that the attack was carried out by Xinjiang separatists, said the municipal government of Kunming, capital of Yunnan and also well-known tourist city.

After the outbreak of the terrorist attack, UN Secretary- General Ban Ki-moon and the Security Council immediately issued their statements to condemn the deadly attack in the strongest terms, Liu noted.

"This fully indicates that terrorism is a common enemy to mankind and the international community has the strong consensus in the fight against terrorism," Liu said. "The international community tolerates no terrorist violence."



The UN statements fully demonstrates the firm support of the international community to the Chinese government's anti-terrorist campaign, Liu said, adding that it will further strengthen the Chinese government's determination for close cooperation with the international community to bring terrorists to justice.

"China is a victim of terrorism," he said. "China is ready to join hands with the international community in fighting all forms of terrorism in a bid to maintain regional and global peace and stability."



The deadly attack carried out by knife-brandishing terrorists on civilians in China's Kunming was strongly condemned by the international community, including the secretary-general and the Security Council.

"The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the terrorist attack on 1 March 2014 in Kunming Train Station, China, which has caused numerous deaths and injuries of innocent civilians," said a statement issued by the 15- nation UN body to the press here Sunday. "The members of the Security Council reiterated their determination to combat all forms of terrorism, in accordance with its responsibilities under the Charter of the United Nations."

The UN Security Council also stressed the need to bring perpetrators, organizers, financiers and sponsors of this terrorist attack to justice, and urged all States, in accordance with their obligations under international law and relevant Security Council resolutions, to cooperate actively with all relevant governments in this regard, according to the statement.

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Saturday issued a statement via his spokesman to condemn in the strongest terms the terrible attack. "The secretary-general notes that there is no justification for the killing of innocent civilians and hopes that those responsible will be brought to justice," said the statement issued by Ban's spokesman.