Chinese President Xi Jinping shakes hands with United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in China’s northern port city of Tianjin.
China will always be a trustworthy partner of the United Nations (UN), Chinese President Xi Jinping said when meeting with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in the port city of Tianjin on Saturday.
China is willing to deepen cooperation with the UN, support the UN in playing a central role in international affairs, and jointly shoulder the responsibility of safeguarding world peace and promoting development and prosperity, Xi said.
History has revealed that multilateralism, solidarity and cooperation are the right answer to global challenges, Xi told Guterres, who is in Tianjin to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit 2025.
“We should rededicate ourselves to the founding mission of the UN, reaffirm our commitment to the purposes and principles of the UN Charter, and enable the UN to respond to the changing situation with enhanced authority and vitality, so that it will remain the premier platform for coordinating actions among countries and responding to common challenges,” Xi said.
As a permanent member of the UN Security Council, China always stands firmly on the right side of history and practices true multilateralism, he said.
Xi stressed that amidst the once-in-a-century transformations, China is a source of stability and certainty.
China will continue to create new opportunities for the world through the country’s new development and work with other countries to create a better future through the building of a community with a shared future for humanity, the Global Development Initiative, the Global Security Initiative, the Global Civilization Initiative, and high-quality Belt and Road cooperation, he said.
Guterres, for his part, expressed his gratitude for China’s strong and solid support to the UN.
He noted that at a time when multilateralism, international law and the authority of the United Nations are being challenged, and the international governance architecture is in urgent need of reform, it is all the more important to recall the founding mission and values that led to the creation of the UN 80 years ago.
China has made significant contributions to safeguarding international law and ensuring international rule of law, and has been a cornerstone of multilateralism, said Guterres.
The UN will strengthen cooperation with China to uphold the purposes and principles of the UN Charter, defend the basic norms of international relations, advance a multipolar world, enhance the representation of developing countries, and enable the UN to play a greater role in international affairs, he added.
The two sides need to strengthen cooperation in areas such as the reform of the global governance system, artificial intelligence and climate response, so as to better serve the well-being of humanity, said Guterres.
SOURCE: CGTN News