Security Council reiterates sanctions against Islamic State and Al Qaeda.

  Xinhua News Agency, United Nations, July 20th (Reporter Ni Hongmei, Shi Xiaomeng) The United Nations Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution on the 20th, reaffirming a series of sanctions against extremist organizations "Islamic State" and "Al Qaeda", and adding eight groups and individuals to the sanctions list. Liu Jieyi, Permanent Representative of China to the United Nations, presided over the relevant meeting.

  The resolution reiterated that countries should impose sanctions such as asset freeze, travel ban and arms embargo on the Islamic State, Al Qaeda and related groups and individuals. The resolution adjusted the details of the sanctions measures according to the changes in the activities of extremist organizations.

  The resolution also added two extremist organizations, two currency trading companies and four individuals operating in Syria to the sanctions list, arguing that they are related to the activities of the "Islamic State" and "Al Qaeda" and should be sanctioned.

  Liu Jieyi said after the adoption of the resolution that China welcomes the unanimous adoption of the resolution by the Security Council. Terrorism is the public enemy of all mankind. China supports the coordinated actions of the international community and the comprehensive use of effective means to strengthen anti-terrorism cooperation, especially to strengthen the response to new challenges such as terrorists using the Internet to spread, incite, organize terrorist activities, financing terrorism and the return of foreign terrorist fighters. Anti-terrorism actions must adhere to unified standards, give full play to the leading role of the United Nations and the Security Council, and strengthen effective coordination.

  Liu Jieyi said that the 1267 Committee is an important anti-terrorism mechanism of the United Nations and the Security Council. China supports the 1267 Committee to maintain close communication with the countries concerned, strengthen cooperation with regional and sub-regional counter-terrorism mechanisms, continuously improve its work efficiency and make greater contributions to the international counter-terrorism cause. It is hoped that the vast number of Member States and the Secretariat will strictly abide by the relevant resolutions and the rules of procedure of the Committee, continue to support and cooperate with the work of the Committee, and jointly safeguard the authority and effectiveness of the sanctions mechanism.

  In 1999, the Security Council adopted resolution 1267, and established the 1267 Committee, a sanctions agency specifically targeting al-Qaeda and the Taliban and related entities and individuals. In December 2015, the Security Council passed a resolution to include individuals and entities supporting the "Islamic State" within the scope of sanctions. The 1267 Committee is therefore called the "Islamic State" and "Al Qaeda" sanctions committee.