Translation. Region: Russian Federal
Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian –
Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News
Moscow, May 7 (Xinhua) — China and Russia effectively shoulder the responsibilities befitting major powers and share the same views on promoting a multipolar world and democratizing international relations, Chinese Ambassador to Russia Zhang Hanhui said in an interview with Xinhua.
As the diplomat noted, China and Russia are major world powers and permanent members of the UN Security Council. Beijing and Moscow share the same views on promoting a multipolar world and democratizing international relations, and are firm in upholding the purposes and principles of the UN Charter and the basic norms of international relations, clearly opposing hegemonism and power politics. The two sides are jointly pursuing the path of promoting the building of a community with a shared future for mankind, supporting each other’s major international initiatives and achieving fruitful results in the application of the principle of multilateralism, Zhang Hanhui added.
The modern world is undergoing changes unseen in a century, the diplomat said. According to him, China and Russia will continue to expand the solidarity of the Global South, promote an equal and orderly multipolar world, as well as an inclusive and beneficial economic globalization. China and Russia will properly fulfill their responsibilities as major powers, hold high the banner of genuine multilateralism, jointly safeguard the international system with the UN as the core, expand and strengthen cooperation within the SCO and BRICS, protect the interests and unite the joint efforts of the Global South, and promote the development of the global governance system in the direction of greater fairness and rationality, the diplomat said.
This year, Beijing and Moscow are working together to ensure the success of the “Year of China” in the SCO, support Brazil in hosting the BRICS summit and the climate conference, and support South Africa in organizing the G20 summit, Zhang Hanhui noted. –0–