📋 Tender Overview
ChinaappreciatesRussiasinitiativetoholdthismeeting.IalsothankUNSecretary-GeneralAntonioGuterresandSecretary-GeneralStanislavZasofCollectiveSecurityTreatyOrganizationfortheirbriefingswhichhavebroughtimportantinspirationstotodaysmeeting.IalsowelcomerepresentativesoftheCSTOmemberstatesatourmeetingtoday.ThepromotionofcooperationinthefieldofpeaceandsecuritybetweentheUnitedNationsandregionalandsubregionalorganizationsunderChapterEightoftheUNCharterisconducivetostrengtheningtheuniversalityandeffectivenessofcollectivesecuritymechanismsandtothebettermaintenanceofinternationalpeaceandsecurity.AsaregionalsecurityorganizationwithsignificantinfluencetheCSTOhasplayedanimportantroleinsafeguardingtheindependencesovereigntyandterritorialintegrityofitsmemberstatesandinpreventingandrespondingtonewthreatsandchallengestoregionalsecurity.ChinaappreciatesthecooperationinrecentyearsbetweenCSTOandtheUNinthefieldsofcounter-terrorismcombatingdrugtraffickingandorganizedcrimeandpeacekeeping.WesupportCSTOincontinuingtoleverageitsadvantagesandformingsynergywiththeUNseffortstomaintaininternationalpeaceandsecurity.OnApril212021the75thSessionofUNGeneralAssemblyadoptedbyconsensusaresolutiononcooperationbetweentheUnitedNationsandtheCSTOwhichhighlyrecognizesthecooperationoutcomesbetweenthetwoorganizationsandsetsouttheplanningforthefuturecooperation.Theresolutionisofgreatsignificance.ThisJanuarylargescaleanti-governmentviolencebrokeoutinKazakhstancausingheavycasualtiesandlossoflifeandproperty.Chinaishighlyconcernedaboutthis.ChinasupportsallmeasuresthatareconducivetorestoringstabilityinKazakhstan.AtthesametimeChinaisfirmlyopposedtotheattemptbyanyforcetoundermineKazakhstansstabilityandthreatenitssecurity.Chinaisagainsttheattemptsofexternalforcestocreateturmoilandtheso-calledcolorrevolutioninKazakhstan.ChinesePresidentXiJinpingsentanoralmessagetoPresidentKassym-JomartTokayevexpressingincleartermsChinassupportforKazakhstaninmaintainingitsstabilityandendingviolence.ChineseStateCouncilorandForeignMinisterWangYihadatelephoneconversationwithMr.MukhtarTileuberdiDeputyPrimeMinisterandForeignMinisterofKazakhstanandreiteratedChinasposition.ItwasattherequestoftheKazakhGovernmentthatCSTOdeployedpeacekeepingforcesinKazakhstantoassistinmaintaininglawandorderinthecountry.AtthatcriticalmomentCSTOhasplayedapositiveroleinstabilizingthesituationinKazakhstan.AsafriendlyneighborandpermanentcomprehensivestrategicpartnerofKazakhstanChinalooksforwardtolastingpeaceandstabilityinKazakhstanandsupportsitseffortsinrestoringstabilitydevelopingeconomyandimprovingpeopleslivelihoods.WebelievethattheKazakhauthoritiesarecapableofresolvingtheproblemproperlyandkeepingthecountryonthepathofsteadyandhealthydevelopment.WealsohopethattheinternationalcommunitycanfullyrespectKazakhstanssovereigntyandplayaconstructiveroleinmaintainingstabilityanddevelopmentinKazakhstanandintheregion.Theworldisenteringanewperiodofturbulenceandchange.Regionalhotspotissuespopuponeafteranotherwhileconventionalandnon-conventionalsecuritythreatsareintertwined.Thethreatsofterrorismextremismandseparatismcontinuetorise.Problemssuchastransnationalorganizedcrimeanddrugsarebecomingevermoreprominent.CompoundedbytheCOVID-19pandemictheyposeseverechallengestothesecurityanddevelopmentofallcountries.CertaincountryinparticularpursueunilateralhegemonypoliciespowerpoliticsandharmsthesecurityanddevelopmentinterestsofothercountriesthroughimpropermeansandbyprovokinganewColdWarandgeopoliticalrivalry.Ithasseverelyunderminedtheinternationalorderandglobalstrategicstability.Facedwithcomplexandgravesituationstheinternationalcommunityneedstopracticetruemultilateralismandopposeblocpoliticsandtheformingofcliques.Itneedstostrengthensolidarityandcooperationandopposeconfrontationandexertingpressure.Itneedstopromoteequalityandmutualtrustandopposebullyingbypower.Onlybykeepingtotherightdirectioncanwejoinhandstobuildamoreprosperousstableequitableandjustworld.ChinaandtheCSTOmemberstatesincludingRussiaareimportantpartnerswithlongstandingfriendshipandmutualtrust.AgainstthenewbackdropChinastandsreadytoworkwiththeCSTOmemberstatestodeepencooperationinpromotionoftheBeltandRoadInitiativeandinfieldssuchaseconomytradesecurityandpeople-to-peopleandculturalengagementtoimproveourconnectivityandpromotetheeconomicintegrationprocess.WewillexploreeffectivemeanstofullyunleashthecooperationpotentialsofsuchmechanismsastheCSTOandtheShanghaiCooperationOrganizationtofirmlycrackdownonterrorismpromoteenduringpeaceandcommonprosperityintheregionandbuildaclosercommunitywithasharedfuture.IntheinterventionssomeCouncilmembersrefertothesituationinAfghanistan.Thetoppriorityfortheinternationalcommunitynowistogoallouttoavoidahumanitariancrisis.Tothisendmassiveeffortsmustbemadetoprovidehumanitarianrelief.TheoverseasassetsthatbelongtoAfghanistanshouldbereturnedquicklyandinfulltotheAfghanpeople.ChinawillalsostepupforeignpolicycommunicationandcoordinationwiththeCSTOmemberstatesandcarryoutclosecooperationonmultilateralplatformssuchastheUN.
