Wang Yi’s Diplomatic Marathon at the UN

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (L) with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. Image: Xinhua

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi held a flurry of meetings with his counterparts on the sidelines of the UN Security Council this week. Over the past few days, he met with the UN Secretary-General and foreign ministers from ArgentinaAzerbaijanBahrainCambodiaColombiaCosta RicaCubaCzechiaIndonesiaKyrgyzstanPanamaPortugalSerbiaThailandTrinidad and Tobago, and Turkmenistan.

Notable Meetings:

  • UN Secretary-General: Wang told Antonio Guterres that China aims to “support, revitalize, and strengthen” the UN, while upholding multilateralism, advancing South-South cooperation, and reforming the international economic and financial systems.
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