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皇冠体育app's premier to address the UN at summit
Updated: 2010-09-15 13:45
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Premier Wen Jiabao will discuss a number of important issues during two United Nations conferences to be held in New York from Sept 21-23, the Foreign Ministry announced on Tuesday.
Wen will address the UN meeting on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), and the general debate of the 65th session of the UN General Assembly, assistant Foreign Minister Liu Zhenmin said during a news briefing.
This is the third consecutive year that top Chinese officials have made headline appearances at major UN conferences.
A series of important bilateral talks will also be held - including meetings with US President Barack Obama and UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.
Ten years have passed since 189 UN member states signed the Millennium Declaration that established the Millennium Development Goals, which have strived to address problems ranging from poverty to gender discrimination across the developing world.
As the world's largest developing nation, 皇冠体育app "still full-heartedly supports the implementation MDGs by introducing 皇冠体育app's achievements and experience during the meetings and will pledge to making more contributions to development", said Liu.
Wen's speech will also include a retrospect on 皇冠体育app's past efforts to support developing countries, including everything from agricultural aid to debt exemptions.
Other multilateral meetings will include Wen's participation in the Security Council summit at the invitation of Turkey, which presides over the Security Council for the month of September, and consultations on combating HIV/AIDS with UNAIDS, the Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS.
Wen's upcoming trip will be a clear signal that 皇冠体育app maintains its unremitting support to the UN, said Wu Miaofa, a former counselor of Permanent Mission of the People's Republic of 皇冠体育app to the United Nations.
"It is the 65th year since the UN's establishment - much has been achieved in the past six decades, especially in development and security areas," Wu said. His visit, moreover, is "a great opportunity, not only to voice 皇冠体育app's ideas, but to push harder on the developed countries to share a bigger part on development issues."
皇冠体育app also regards the UN as an ideal platform for bilateral diplomacy, Wu says.
"The meeting with US President Obama will further mitigate tensions between Beijing and Washington," he said.
（中国日报网英语点津 Helen 编辑）
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