On September 10, 2020 local time, State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi attended the meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Member States in Moscow.
Wang Yi said that at present, the epidemic is profoundly changing the world. The global economy is experiencing an unprecedented recession, unilateral bullying is intensifying, and the global governance mechanism is in trouble.
At the same time, we must also realize that peace, development, cooperation, and win-win are still irreversible trends of the times. The lively practice of fighting the epidemic together by all parties shows the power of multilateralism, and building a community with a shared future for mankind has increasingly become the firmness of more countries. select.
Next year is the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization.
China is willing to work closely with all parties to lead the SCO to respond more effectively to risks and challenges, and make due contributions to promoting regional and global security, stability, development and prosperity.
Wang Yi puts forward China's five suggestions on strengthening cooperation with the SCO:
First, firmly support each other and safeguard each other's core interests.
Foreign forces have never stopped interfering in the internal affairs of the countries of this organization, and resisting foreign interference is a common challenge we face.
We must firmly establish a sense of community with a shared future, firmly support each other in following a development path that suits their own national conditions, firmly support each in maintaining political security and social stability, never allow external forces to interfere in the internal affairs of member states, and never allow "color revolutions" in the region Success will never allow the peace and stability of the region to be undermined.
As long as we unite as one and cooperate sincerely, we can firmly grasp the future of our country in the hands of the people of all countries, and can effectively maintain the overall situation of hard-won regional stability.
Second, persist in unity and cooperation to jointly fight the new crown epidemic.
China is willing to deepen anti-epidemic cooperation with all parties and continue to promote the establishment of joint prevention and control mechanisms in border areas.
After China's new crown vaccine has been developed and put into use, it is willing to give priority to the needs of the SCO member states.
It is necessary to strengthen cooperation in the field of public health, implement the results of the SCO Traditional Medicine Forum, and help countries overcome the epidemic at an early date.
It is necessary to promote the international community to adhere to the general direction of cooperation in the fight against the epidemic, oppose the politicization and labelling of the epidemic, oppose the wrong words and deeds that interfere with the global fight against the epidemic, and support the WHO to play its due role to promote the construction of a human health community.
Third, persist in sharing weal and woe to resolve various security risks.
We must practice a common, comprehensive, cooperative, and sustainable security concept, maintain a high-pressure posture against the "East Turkistan" and other violent and terrorist forces, and strictly prevent the "three forces" from using the epidemic to cause chaos.
It is necessary to focus on the regional security situation and improve the organization's law enforcement security cooperation mechanism.
It is necessary to implement the organization's anti-extremism convention, resolutely curb the spread of all types of extremist ideas, and oppose "double standards" on anti-terrorism issues.
China recently proposed the "Global Data Security Initiative" to ensure the safe and orderly flow of data and provide a blueprint for the formulation of international rules for digital security.
This initiative responds to the general concerns of all parties and meets the common needs of all parties. All member states are welcome to participate.
Fourth, adhere to coordinated development and boost the economic recovery of all countries.
We must coordinate the advancement of epidemic prevention and control and economic development, strengthen macro-policy coordination and development strategy alignment, negotiate the establishment of "fast channels" for personnel exchanges and "green channels" for cargo transportation to ensure the stability and competitiveness of the regional industrial chain supply chain.
It is necessary to continuously improve the level of trade and investment facilitation, and comprehensively promote the high-quality joint construction of the "Belt and Road".
China will promote the formation of a new development pattern in which domestic and international cycles are the mainstay and the domestic and international double cycles are mutually promoted, and a higher level of open economic system will be built. China is willing to share new opportunities in the Chinese market with other countries.
Fifth, uphold multilateralism and promote the improvement of global governance.
It is the consensus of all countries to maintain the international system with the United Nations as the core and the international order based on international law. Adherence to multilateralism is the foundation of the international community, especially the vast number of small and medium-sized countries.
As a superpower, the United States insists on pursuing its own country first and its own country first, and it has pursued unilateral actions and kept withdrawing from the group to break contracts. It not only abandons its own international obligations, but also bases the pursuit of its own private interests on harming the legitimate interests of other countries. It is becoming the biggest destroyer of the contemporary international order.
The SCO should always stand on the side of multilateralism, on the side of fairness and justice, and on the side of historical progress, firmly defend the core position of the United Nations, firmly uphold the authority of international law, and resolutely prevent power politics from pulling the world back into the jungle of the weak and the strong. The era" resolutely curbs unilateral bullying and hinders the democratization of international relations.
In their speeches, the foreign ministers of other countries fully affirmed the active role of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization in maintaining regional security, promoting development, and fighting the epidemic, and are willing to further strengthen international solidarity in the fight against the epidemic, and actively carry out vaccine and drug research and development cooperation.
All parties support strengthening policy coordination to promote economic recovery and sustainable development after the epidemic.
All parties emphasized that for the 75th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations this year, it is necessary to maintain the basic norms of international relations based on the UN Charter, maintain the core position of the United Nations, firmly support multilateralism, oppose unilateralism, and oppose external forces interfering in the internal affairs of regional countries.
All parties are committed to combating various forms of terrorism and promoting the political settlement of regional hotspot issues through dialogue.
All parties unanimously support the closer people-to-people and cultural exchanges among member states, deepen communication and coordination between the SCO and other international organizations, and promote the organization to play a greater role in international affairs.
The foreign ministers' meeting made comprehensive preparations for the SCO Leaders Summit to be held in November.
The meeting also passed the press communiqué of the meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Member States.