China News Agency, United Nations, June 26th—China’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Zhang Jun attended the 75th anniversary of the signing of the Charter of the United Nations as chairman of the Asia-Pacific Group of the General Assembly. The commemorative event was held in the form of online video and was chaired by the 74th UN General Assembly President Bandi. UN Secretary General Guterres, the Security Council’s rotating president, the Economic and Social Council President, the President of the International Court of Justice and the regional groups of the General Assembly attended the meeting And speak.
On behalf of the Asia-Pacific Group of the General Assembly, Zhang Jun said that today is the 75th anniversary of the signing of the Charter of the United Nations, and it is a perfect time to reaffirm the Charter, the United Nations and multilateralism. Today, 75 years ago, representatives of 50 countries gathered in San Francisco to sign the Charter, writing a new chapter in human history.
Zhang Jun pointed out that since the signing of the "UN Charter", it has been a statute generally recognized by the international community and the cornerstone of the international rule of law and multilateralism. It established the basic norms of international relations and developed universal principles of international rule of law. The principles of sovereign equality, peaceful settlement of disputes, respect for the territorial integrity and political independence of all countries, non-interference in internal affairs, and national equality and self-determination have since been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, which has greatly promoted the implementation of the purposes of the Charter and promoted international peace, development and human rights.
Zhang Jun said that we are the beneficiaries of the Charter of the United Nations. The United Nations and the multilateral system operate effectively on the basis of the Charter. The countries of the Asia-Pacific Group can enjoy the dividend of peace and stability, create an international environment that is conducive to development, and become a global economy. Engine; we are contributors to the Charter, firmly committed to the four purposes and seven principles of the Charter, sincerely perform our obligations, and abide by the essence of international law embodied in the Charter. The 1955 Asia-Africa Bandung Conference reached ten principles, The spirit of the Charter has been further enriched and developed; we are the defenders of the Charter, and the new coronary pneumonia epidemic once again highlights the importance of multilateralism. We must always strive to strengthen international solidarity and cooperation and support the core position of the United Nations in the international system .
Zhang Jun emphasized that the New Coronary Pneumonia epidemic shows that human destiny is closely related, and the international community shares the same. The contemporary era calls for unity and cooperation. Only in this way can we overcome the virus and build a better future. Let us uphold the spirit of the community of human destiny and make unremitting efforts to build "the future we want, the United Nations we need" hand in hand. (Finish)