China News Agency, United Nations, March 11 (Reporter Madlin) The United Nations Security Council held a meeting on the 11th to review the biosecurity issue in Ukraine. Ambassador Zhang Jun, Permanent Representative of China to the United Nations, stated his position at the meeting.
Zhang Jun said that the situation in Ukraine is still evolving rapidly, with increasing complexity and sensitivity.
The top priority now is to step up diplomatic efforts, ease tensions, and push the Ukraine issue back to the track of a political settlement as soon as possible, while preventing a large-scale humanitarian crisis.
Ceasefire and ending war are the universal aspiration of the international community, and peaceful negotiation is the only feasible and realistic means.
Recently, Russia and Ukraine have conducted several rounds of direct dialogue and negotiation, and the foreign ministers of the two countries held a high-level meeting yesterday. These are all positive steps towards the goal of peace.
The international community should continue to encourage and support the Russia-Ukraine negotiations and create the necessary environment and conditions for this.
China will, together with the international community, continue to make efforts to ease the situation and seek peace.
Zhang Jun said that China attaches great importance to the issue of biological security, and has always advocated the complete prohibition and thorough destruction of all weapons of mass destruction, including biological and chemical weapons, and firmly opposes the development, possession or use of biological weapons and weapons by any country under any circumstances. chemical weapons, and urge countries that have not yet destroyed their stockpiles to do so as soon as possible.
The aims and objectives of the Biological Weapons Convention must be strictly observed.
Zhang Jun emphasized that biological weapons are weapons of mass destruction, and any information and clues about biological military activities should arouse the high concern of the international community.
The Chinese side has noted with concern the relevant documents released by the Russian side.
It is the obligation of all States parties to abide by the Biological Weapons Convention, and the concerns raised by Russia should be properly addressed.
China urges relevant parties to earnestly fulfill their obligations under the Convention, make comprehensive clarifications, and accept multilateral verification.
We have noted media reports that the World Health Organization has advised the Ukrainian government to destroy the pathogen in the laboratory to prevent the spread of the disease.
We look forward to learning more specific information.
Under the current situation, it is very important to ensure the safety of relevant laboratories for the health of the public.
US Permanent Representative to the United Nations Thomas Greenfield said at the meeting that China spread disinformation to support Russia.
Zhang Jun said that the U.S. representative made unreasonable accusations against China, which China firmly opposes.
The international community has long been concerned about the US biomilitary activities.
The United States has 336 laboratories around the world. This is the data submitted by the United States to the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on the Prohibition of Biological Weapons.
The US has always advocated openness and transparency.
If the US believes that the relevant information is false, it can publish the relevant evidence and make clarifications so that the international community can make a judgment.
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