Ladies and Gentlemen, Comrades and Friends!

The world is undergoing profound changes, but peace and development is still the theme of the era. The trends of world multi-polarization and economic globalization are developing with twists. Science and technology are progressing every day, bringing new opportunities for all countries around the world. However, some unstable and uncertain factors to world peace and development are also on rise, with regional conflict, terrorism, the gap between north and south, environmental degradation, and trade barriers challenging world peace and development.

Maintaining world peace and promoting common development is the shared goal of people in all countries. The Chinese are willing to work with everyone in the world to promote the establishment of a new international political and economic order that is just and rational, promote democratization of international relations, respect diversities in the world, help establish a new security concept and endeavour to realize a balanced and sustainable development of the world economy. Chinese people are deeply sympathetic to people still suffering from warfare, conflicts, hunger and poverty. We sincerely hope they will walk on the road of peace and development as soon as possible; and we are willing to do what we can in providing assistance in this regard. I believe that as long as people around the world and politicians with vision give the future of humanity and common interests top priority while seeking peace and development through cooperation and jointly overcoming difficulties on the road of development, we will be able to create a better future for human kind.