China Representative: China will continue to firmly support the 77th National Group

Xinhua News Agency, the United Nations, September 23rd, the 46th "77th National Group and China" Foreign Minister Association was held on the 23rd at the United Nations headquarters of New York. The Group President Pakistani Foreign Minister Biravar presided over the meeting. The 77th Nations President of the United Nations, Kleh, UN Secretary -General Gutres, and Cuban Foreign Minister Rodriguez, etc., delivered speeches at the opening ceremony. Zhang Jun, a permanent representative of the United Nations, attended the meeting and spoke on behalf of the State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi.

Zhang Jun highly praised Pakistan's work as the chairman's country, and warmly congratulated Cuba for his election of the President of 2023. Zhang Jun pointed out that the risks and challenges of the new crown epidemic, geopolitical conflict, climate change, food and energy crisis, economic imbalances, and other risks and challenges are the first to develop countries. The "77 Group and China" need to strengthen the combination of united works than ever, accelerate the implementation of the 2030 agenda, and achieve common development and prosperity.

Zhang Jun said that we must jointly consolidate international development consensus. Development is the first priority of developing countries. It is necessary to place development issues at the core of the international agenda, pay attention to the urgent challenges faced by developing countries such as food and energy, and promote the implementation of the 2030 agenda back track.

He said that he should jointly create a good development environment. All countries should strengthen the coordination of macroeconomic policies and deepen cooperation in the fields of poverty reduction, hygiene, development of funding, food and energy security, and climate change. It is necessary to urge major developed economies to adopt responsible monetary policy measures, oppose protectionism and unilateralism, and build an open world economy.

Zhang Jun said that it should jointly build a global development partnership. It is necessary to practice true multilateralism and maintain the international system with the United Nations as the core. We must prepare for the Sustainable Development Target Summit in 2023 and actively participate in the discussion of "our common agenda". It is necessary to deepen South -South cooperation and urge developed countries to provide more practical support to developing countries.

He emphasized that China is a member of the big family of developing countries. The members of the 77th National Group are welcome to actively participate in the global development initiative, join the "friends group of global development initiative", and work together to build a community of global development community.

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