Chinese President Hu Jintao said in the United Nations Wednesday
that the past decades have shown that the UN Security Council has
indeed had an irreplaceable role to play in resolving major global
and regional issues bearing on world peace and security.
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Hu, who arrived here Tuesday to attend the summit on the 60th
anniversary of the United Nations, made the remarks in his
statement titled "Uphold the Authority of the Security Council and
Strengthen Collective Security Mechanism" that was delivered at the
UN Security Council.
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He said the world is far from a tranquil place as border disputes,
territorial conflicts, regional strife and other traditional
security concerns continue unabated and non-traditional ones, such
as poverty, terrorism, transnational crimes and deadly communicable
diseases, keep cropping up.
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In order to maintain peace, "we should make sure that the Security
Council is able to discharge its responsibility under the Charter."
said Hu.
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He proposed his four-point opinion in this regard.
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The first is to uphold the Council's authority by adhering to
multilateralism and when it comes to major issues bearing on world
peace and security, the Council should be left to judge on the
merits of the actual situation and act collectively in accordance
with the UN Charter.
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The second is to improve the Council's efficiency so as to respond
to threats more effectively. China supports an enhanced role of the
Security Council in responding to terrorism and other
non-traditional security threats, and closer cooperation between
the UN and other international or regional organizations in the
interest of sharing resources, advantages and strength and
responsibilities.
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The third is to improve the Council's decision-making by giving
greater expression to democratic principles. China stands for an
enlarged Security Council based on a broad consensus, and increased
representation of developing countries, African countries in
particular, thus giving more countries, especially the small and
medium-sized countries greater access to its decision-making.
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The fourth is to pay closer attention to African concerns and
increase the Council's input accordingly.
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Hu said China has always supported the United Nations in building a
new security consensus and maintaining the central role of the
Security Council in the world's collective security
mechanism.
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China is ready to work with other member states in advancing the
lofty cause of peace and development, noted Hu.
(Xinhua News Agency September 15, 2005)