Chinese Foreign Ministry building in Beijing BEIJING, Jan 3 Joint statement by the leaders of the five states, nuclear weapons, preventing nuclear war and avoiding an arms race will help build mutual trust among the major powers, Chinese Deputy Foreign Minister Ma Zhaoxu said Monday. A joint statement by the leaders of the five nuclear-weapon states was released on Monday. As noted in the statement, the text of which was published on the Kremlin website, the People's Republic of China, the Russian Federation, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the United States of America and the French Republic consider it their primary responsibility to «prevent war between nuclear-weapon states and reduce strategic risks «. 
competition between major powers for coordination and cooperation. It also has a positive value for building stable and harmonious relations between major powers, «the official website of the Chinese Foreign Ministry quoted Ma Zhaoxu as saying. The foreign minister noted that the five countries should consider the joint statement as» new from right point, «to build mutual trust and cooperation, and play an active role in building lasting peace and global security. 
The Foreign Ministry commented on the joint statement «nuclear five»
