BAKU, Azerbaijan, February 14. In reforming and
improving global governance, the priority is to revitalize the UN
system, Minister of Foreign Affairs of China Wang Yi said at the
Munich Security Conference, Trend reports.
He noted that over the past year, the international landscape
was marked by growing transformation and turbulence, and the law of
the jungle and unilateralism went rampant.
“We should reform and improve global governance to set the shape
of history on the right course. In reforming and improving global
governance, the priority is to revitalize the UN system. The
founding of the UN is an important outcome of the victory of the
world anti-fascist war. It is a historic choice made by previous
generations after painful reflection on past agonies, and it is the
peace endeavor that nations have invested their greatest efforts in
thus far. This edifice was jointly built by the people of the
world, who have every responsibility to reinforce and renovate it,
and no right to destroy it or tear it down”, he said.
According to Wang Yi, the UN is not perfect in its current form,
but it remains the most universal and authoritative international
and intergovernmental organization in the world.
“On the UN platform, every country, regardless of its size or
wealth, has a voice and a sacred vote, as well as its due
obligations and equal rights. Without the UN, the world would
revert to the law of the jungle, where the strong prey on the weak.
And many medium and small-sized countries would lose the
multilateral foundation critical to their survival and
development”, he said.
He noted that it is imperative to recommit to the founding
mission of the UN, revitalize its leading role, abide by the
purposes of the UN Charter, and enhance the efficiency and efficacy
of the US system so that the organization will be able to better
adapt to the needs of the 21st century and unleash renewed
vitality.
