Chinese FM Urges UNGA to Stick to Multilateralism, Focus on Development

Home>>China

Last updated at: (Beijing Time) Tuesday, August 19, 2003

Chinese FM Urges UNGA to Stick to Multilateralism, Focus on Development

Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing Monday urged the 58th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) to stick to multilateralism and focus on development issues.

DISCUSSION

CHINESE

SEND TO FRIEND

Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing Monday urged the 58th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) to stick to multilateralism and focus on development issues.

Li made the call while meeting here with Julian Robert Hunte, president-elect of the 58th Session of the UN General Assembly and minister of external affairs, international trade and civil aviation of Saint Lucia.

Li said that the General Assembly should enhance the role of the United Nations, maintain the authority of the UN Security Council and safeguard the tenets and principles of the UN Charter to meet opportunities and challenges.

The 58th Session should give priority to issues on development, attach importance to the non-traditional challenges to security, push forward reform of the United Nations, and promote democracy and the rule of law in the field of international relations.

Hunte briefed Li on his ideas for the UN General Assembly, saying that he would urge the United Nations to allocate more funds for development to reach the UN's millennium goals.

He praised China for its constant support for the United Nations and the General Assembly.

Li and Hunte also exchanged views on UN reform, public health and China-Saint Lucia relations.

Questions?Comments? Click here

Chinese Premier Meets President-elect of 58th Session of UN General Assembly

US Conducts Land-based Missile Test ( 2 Messages)

Chinese Personages Appeal to Japan to Face up to History ( 2 Messages)

Disgraced Official Highlights Chinks in System ( 3 Messages)

Beijing's Economy Forecast to Grow 9-10 Percent in 2003 ( 2 Messages)

China Puts New Anti-AIDS Drug in Clinical Use ( 2 Messages)