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President of China, Hu Jintao, has asked all the countries to get rid of all the nuclear armouries. He has adopted a stand which US President Barack Obama has also called for.
Hu, who will be a participant at the nuclear disarmament session of the UN Security Council to be presided over by Obama, has called for a nuclear weapon free world.
Talking at the UN general Assembly, Hu emphasized Beijing's call for a "complete prohibition and thorough destruction of nuclear weapons".
"We call on the international community to take credible steps to push forward the nuclear disarmament process, eradicate the risks of nuclear weapons proliferation and promote peaceful use of nuclear energy and related international cooperation," he said.
The US, China, Russia, France and Britain are the world's declared nuclear powers as well as UN Security Council permanent members with veto power.
Turning to critics of China's record on ethnic, human rights and religious issues, Hu called for tolerance in society.
"We should acknowledge differences in cultural tradition, social system and values and respect the right of all countries to independently choose their development paths," he said.
“October marks the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China”, he said adding China will be providing "more opportunities" to the world.
He said his government will increase financial support to countries hard hit by the financial crisis.
