China's Permanent Mission to UN holds reception to mark 75th anniversary of PRC founding

China's Permanent Mission to the United Nations (UN) held a reception on Tuesday evening in celebration of the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China (PRC).

Fu Cong, China's permanent representative to the UN, gave remarks. Present at the reception were more than 300 Chinese and UN officials, diplomats and representatives from different missions to the UN.

The attendees expressed their willingness to continue to strengthen cooperation with China on the UN platform.

"All the congratulation and happiness. And I think you look back how was before, how is today, China, in China, outside China, in the world, contributing for peace and stability, to have this engagement, to really respect all culture, all civilization. So it's a great day and I congratulate the people and the leadership of China," said Miguel Moratinos, UN under-secretary-general and the UN Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) high representative.

"I would like to whole heartedly congratulate the Chinese comrades, friends and the Chinese people, with the 75th anniversary of the PRC, which we celebrate today. And China meets this anniversary with impressive achievements in economy, in science, technology, social progress," said Vassily Nebenzia, Russia's permanent representative to the UN.

"I just want to congratulate you on your National Day and continue the relationship that we have moving forward," said Linda Thomas-Greenfield, permanent representative of the United States to the UN.

"China, as I have always been saying in the UN for the last like 15 years or so, is an inspiration in how a country can have a very high degree of development. We are learning a lot," said Osama Mahmoud Abdel Khalek Mahmoud, permanent representative of Egypt to the UN.

"We just celebrated 60 years of our own independence last week. And one of the first countries to help us rebuild our independent national state was China. And we are always grateful. And our relationship has remained always tight," said Vanessa Fraser, Malta's permanent representative to the UN.

China's Permanent Mission to UN holds reception to mark 75th anniversary of PRC founding

China's Permanent Mission to UN holds reception to mark 75th anniversary of PRC founding

China's Permanent Mission to UN holds reception to mark 75th anniversary of PRC founding

China's Permanent Mission to UN holds reception to mark 75th anniversary of PRC founding

China is willing to continue working with Russia within the framework of the United Nations (UN) Security Council, maintain timely communication on major issues, and make joint efforts to help de-escalate the situation in the Middle East, safeguard regional peace and stability, and uphold common security for the world, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Sunday.

Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, made the remarks in a phone conversation with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.

China and Russia, as permanent members of the UN Security Council, should uphold fairness and justice on matters of principle, adopt an objective and balanced approach, and seek greater understanding and support from the international community, Wang said.

Noting that China has consistently advocated the resolution of international and regional hotspot issues through dialogue and negotiation, Wang said that the situation in the Middle East continues to deteriorate, hostilities are still escalating, and the fundamental solution to ensuring navigation through the Strait of Hormuz lies in achieving an early ceasefire and bringing the war to an end.

For his part, Lavrov said Russia is highly concerned about the continued escalation of tensions in the Middle East.

Regarding the ongoing conflict and the issue of the Strait of Hormuz, Lavrov said Russia maintains that military operations must be stopped immediately and efforts should return to the track of political and diplomatic settlement to address the root causes of the conflict, and the UN Security Council should play a constructive role in this regard.

Russia stands ready to maintain close communication and coordination with China and continue to make efforts and speak out in support of a ceasefire and the end of the war, he said.

China willing to cooperate with Russia to de-escalate Mideast situation: FM