China News Agency, United Nations, January 19 (Reporter Liao Pan) The Chinese Permanent Mission to the United Nations held a New Year reception in New York on the 18th to celebrate the arrival of the Spring Festival in the Year of the Rabbit.
Ambassador Zhang Jun, Permanent Representative of China to the United Nations and his wife Tian Liying, Ambassador Dai Bing, Deputy Permanent Representative of China to the United Nations, and more than 300 friends from various parties, including senior officials of the United Nations and permanent representatives of various countries to the United Nations, gathered together to welcome the Spring Festival and share a rich year Taste, talk about friendship and cooperation.
In his speech, Zhang Jun extended his New Year blessings to everyone in the Year of the Rabbit.
He said the past year has been an extraordinary one.
This year, China overcame many difficulties and successfully hosted the Beijing Winter Olympics and Winter Paralympics, presenting a simple, safe and exciting international event to the world.
Taking the people as the center and based on science, China has adopted effective and optimized measures to deal with the epidemic, protecting people's lives and health.
China's economic and social development, scientific and technological progress, environmental protection and other fields have made new achievements. The country is stable and the people are happy, showing strong vitality.
China shoulders its responsibilities for world peace and development, and works with the international community to contribute its strength to address global challenges.
The 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China was successfully held, starting a new journey of Chinese-style modernization, and China's development stood at a new historical starting point.
Looking forward to the new year, we look forward to the prosperity of the Jade Rabbit, so that the world will have more peace, less conflict, more cooperation, less confrontation, more trust, less suspicion, more linkage and less division.
Good wishes don’t come true automatically, they require unremitting efforts from each of us.
Zhang Jun emphasized that President Xi Jinping said that strength comes from unity.
The world today shares weal and woe, and we are facing common challenges. Only by working together can we turn our dreams into reality.
The United Nations carries the common expectations of the people of all countries and has a long way to go.
We must adhere to solidarity and cooperation, adhere to true multilateralism, insist on giving full play to the central role of the United Nations in international affairs, and move forward towards the goal of maintaining common security, promoting common development, and building a common future.
China is a staunch supporter of the United Nations, and will continue to fulfill its responsibilities as a major country, and contribute new opportunities and new hopes to the world with new developments and new actions on the new journey, so as to make our future better.
In his video speech, UN Secretary-General Guterres first wished the Chinese people "Happy Chinese New Year" in Chinese.
Guterres said that the rabbit symbolizes vitality and alertness, which are the qualities that human beings need most when facing difficulties and trials.
Thank you for the strong partnership between China and the United Nations, and for China's strong support for international cooperation.
We look forward to the unity and cooperation of the international community and joint efforts to promote the cause of peace and sustainable development and build a better world.
The President of the UN General Assembly Kresch said that the past year was full of crises, and he hoped that the new year would usher in welcome changes.
Let us learn from the qualities of kindness, peace, and consideration in the rabbit, get rid of all kinds of interference, and jointly promote the positive progress of the two major priorities of the UN General Assembly, crisis management and transformation.
Kresch finally wished the Chinese people a happy New Year.
The reception site was decorated with lights and festoons, and laughter was everywhere.
The delegation prepared calligraphy, tea art, paper-cutting, and lantern festival experience projects with strong Chinese cultural characteristics.
The guests competed to participate and experience the Chinese New Year custom culture with great interest.
Under-Secretary-General for General Assembly Affairs Abilian, Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs Li Junhua and other senior UN officials, permanent representatives, charge d'affaires ad interim, deputy representatives and senior diplomats of more than 130 countries including Russia, Pakistan, Japan and the United States, and Chinese Consul General in New York Huang Ambassador Ping and his wife, representatives of Chinese staff working in the United Nations, international media reporters and friendly people from all walks of life attended the reception.
The guests appreciated China's firm support for the cause of the United Nations and multilateralism, and its pivotal role in international affairs. They looked forward to working together with China in the new year to make new contributions to maintaining world peace and development.
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