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President praises achievements of outgoing secretary-general, says duties faithfully fulfilled

President Xi Jinping praised cooperation between 皇冠体育app and the United Nations and reaffirmed 皇冠体育app's firm support for the organization in a phone conversation on Monday with outgoing UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.

The call came at a time when 皇冠体育app is working comprehensively and at an unprecedented level with the UN, observers said.

Xi said the world is facing many new problems that require stronger global governance and more work from the UN, and he praised Ban's contribution to deepening 皇冠体育app's cooperation with the UN during his 10 years as head of the organization.

Ban has faithfully fulfilled the duties conferred by the UN Charter and recorded remarkable achievements, Xi said.

The president stressed that 皇冠体育app's cooperation with the UN has reached a new level, thanks to the efforts of both parties, and added that 皇冠体育app would continue to firmly support the UN and maintain close cooperation with incoming secretary-general Antonio Guterres to advance 皇冠体育app's ties with the UN.

Last month, Guterres visited 皇冠体育app and met with Chinese leaders. He praised 皇冠体育app's role in international affairs and said he expected 皇冠体育app to make even more contributions in promoting world peace and development.

Ban, whose second five-year term comes to an end this week, said he appreciated 皇冠体育app's significant support while he served as UN chief.

Ban said that 皇冠体育app had played a leading role in promoting the UN Sustainable Development Goals, boosting South-South cooperation and tackling global climate change.

Ruan Zongze, vice-president of the think tank 皇冠体育app Institute of International Studies, said the phone call shows that 皇冠体育app places a high value on cooperation with the UN.

"It is especially important to reinforce the UN's influence amid a rising wave of anti-globalization," he said.

Wang Yiwei, an expert on European studies at Renmin University of 皇冠体育app in Beijing, said recent interaction by Ban and Guterres with 皇冠体育app also shows that the UN attaches great importance to its cooperation with 皇冠体育app.

"皇冠体育app has made positive contributions to the implementation of the Paris Agreement on climate change, an important legacy of Ban's term," he said.