Hu calls for fairer UN decision procedure By Jiang Zhuqing (China Daily) Updated: 2005-09-17 07:31
NEW YORK: President Hu Jintao said on Thursday that United Nations reform, a
hot topic at the ongoing world's largest summit, should be realized through
democratic consultation in an active and prudent manner.
Chinese President
Hu Jinato, seen here addressing the General Assembly at the United Nations
in New York. President Hu Jintao received a welcome when he arrived in the
Canadian city of Vancouver at the end of a landmark North American tour.
[AFP] | "The new international situation presents new challenges to the United
Nations," Hu said at an interactive roundtable focusing on the reform of the
world body. He urged member countries "to seize the historical opportunity to
introduce rational and necessary reforms" so that the UN can better fulfil its
mandate under the Charter.
It is the fourth time the Chinese leader has addressed the three-day UN World
Summit, which coincides with the organization's 60th anniversary this year. On
the second day of the summit, heads of government and heads of state from more
than 170 countries stressed in their speeches the need to reform the UN, to
fight terrorism and to continue efforts to achieve the UN's Millennium
Development Goals.
As the reforms have a key role in the future of the
organization, Hu said they should focus on the overall mission and use it as the
yardstick to evaluate all reform proposals.
To help the reform gain a solid foundation and garner broad support, it is
necessary to have full deliberation and extensive consultation where opinions of
different parties are respected and concerns mutually accommodated, the Chinese
president said.
He warned against imprudent activities in carrying out UN
reform to "ensure the results can withstand the test of time and practice."
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