China News Service, Beijing, October 9th. "Many important issues we consider need to strengthen multilateralism. Multilateralism must be reformed now." Former French Prime Minister Raffarin said in an online forum recently that today's multilateralism Without sufficient equality and fairness, all parties have their own understanding and views on multilateralism, and further coordination is needed.
The Globalization Think Tank (CCG) recently hosted a forum for ambassadors of French-speaking countries and international organizations in Beijing to discuss how the member countries and regions of the organization and China should strengthen cooperation in the field of sustainable development in the post-epidemic era.
The symposium was held online and offline, and Raffarin participated in the meeting through a network connection.
Raffarin said that the current international community has returned to a more positive view of multilateralism, which is different from the situation in previous years.
Affected by the new crown pneumonia epidemic, multilateral cooperation is still relatively fragile.
Multilateralism is "necessary", but today's multilateralism does not have sufficient equality and fairness. All parties have their own understanding and views on multilateralism and need to be further coordinated.
Raffarin believes that under the current system, especially within the framework of the UN Security Council, relevant reform plans have been discussed.
But pushing for reform is very complicated and takes time.
In the short term, people need to strengthen regional cooperation and make progress in related areas by strengthening international and regional cooperation mechanisms.
"We all cherish the principle of multilateralism, it will bring peace." Raffarin said that with international cooperation there are tools, but cooperation does not fall from the sky and requires careful preparation.
This kind of cooperation will respect each other's identity and cultural identity, so that we can build peace together.
Joining hands to tackle climate change is an urgent problem facing mankind at present, and it is also a major topic of the forum that day.
Raffarin said that there are many differences in the world today, and it is rare to see themes on which a complete agreement is reached.
But there is a global consensus that is very important, and that is to deal with climate change and achieve sustainable development.
The 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) will be held in Glasgow, UK in November this year.
Raffarin pointed out that the parties involved should take action around the implementation of the Paris Agreement, "to avoid the issue of only making some statements, and all forces should be mobilized to further understand, diagnose and propose solutions to related issues."
At the symposium, Swiss ambassador to China and chairman of the ambassadors of French-speaking countries and international organizations to China, Luo Zhiyi, French ambassador to China Luo Liang, and many other guests also mentioned the protection of biodiversity and expressed their opinions on the upcoming United Nations "" The first phase of the fifteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP15) expressed expectations.
Regarding the protection of biodiversity, Raffarin also mentioned international cooperation.
He believes that the goal of protecting biodiversity must be achieved with a more open attitude, and regional dialogue and cooperation need to be further strengthened in order to better respond to threats to biodiversity.
Each continent has such a regional cooperation mechanism, and at the same time allows the general public to understand the importance of biodiversity.
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