Global initiatives proposed by China totally compatible with UN Charter: UN chief

Alsharq Tribune-AFP 

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Tuesday that the global initiatives proposed by China are totally compatible with the UN Charter.

"I think that it is very important to underline that in these global initiatives there is a full respect to multilateralism. There is full support of the UN as the central piece of multilateral institutions and a strong commitment in relation to the international cooperation and the peaceful resolution of conflicts," Guterres told reporters at a press conference ahead of the High-level Week of the UN General Assembly scheduled to kick off next week.

"So, I do believe that these principles (global initiatives) are principles that are totally compatible with the UN Charter," the UN chief said.

In his opening remarks at the press conference, Guterres said nearly 150 heads of state and government will come to New York for the High-level Week, which "offers every possibility for dialogue and mediation."

Thousands of leaders' meetings will take place, and he himself will hold over 150 bilateral meetings, he said.

"I will use every one of them to press leaders to contact each other, to speak directly with each other, to bridge divides, to reduce risks, (and) to find solutions," said the secretary-general.

"Let this be a week of solutions," for peace in Gaza, Ukraine and Sudan, for climate, for responsible innovation, for women and girls with concrete plans for equality, for financing development focused on implementing commitments on financing the Sustainable Development Goals and for a stronger United Nations, he said.