Xu Qi Liang Meets Executive Secretary Of Sri Lanka'S Ministry Of Defense And Urban Development

Xu Qiliang, vice chairman of the Central Military Commission, met with Gore Taba A Rajapaksa, executive secretary of Sri Lanka defense and urban development 23 in Beijing.

President Xi Jinping has just made a successful state visit to Sri Lanka, and the two heads of state have reached many important consensus on pushing forward the in-depth development of Sino Russian strategic partnership of cooperation, pushing the bilateral relations to a new stage of development.

The relationship between the two armies is an important area of great concern for leaders of both countries. We hope the two sides will further tap the potential and strengthen practical exchanges and cooperation in various fields.

Rajapaksa said he hoped that the two sides would strengthen cooperation to enhance the level of cooperation between the two armies and enhance their friendship.

Zhang Gaoli meets with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon

Xi Jinping, the president of the United Nations climate summit, Xi Jinping, and vice premier Zhang Gaoli of the State Council met with Ban Ki-moon, the United Nations Secretary General, at United Nations Headquarters, New York, and joined Ban Ki-moon with the Chinese government to donate the 30 meter resolution global surface cover data instrument to the United Nations.

Zhang Gaoli first conveyed to Ban Ki-moon the cordial greetings of President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Li Keqiang, and delivered Xi Jinping's letter to Ban Ki-moon.

Zhang Gaoli said that China highly appreciates Secretary General Ban Ki-moon's initiative to convene the United Nations Climate Summit and believes that the summit will have an important and positive impact on international cooperation in tackling climate change.

The Chinese government and Chinese leaders attach great importance to tackling climate change.

Attach importance to the role of the United Nations in this regard.

China is willing to continue to strengthen its cooperation with the United Nations and will provide us $6 million to support the UN Secretary General's efforts to promote South South cooperation in tackling climate change.

Zhang Gaoli pointed out that next year is the 70th anniversary of the United Nations.

The international community should take this opportunity to strengthen multilateralism, safeguard the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations, and safeguard the post-war international order.

All parties should grasp the three key words of growth, tolerance and cooperation to ensure that the UN Development Summit next year will adopt a new development agenda centered on eliminating poverty and achieving common development.

As the permanent member of the Security Council and the largest developing country, China will continue to work towards multilateralism and strengthen its cooperation with the United Nations.

Ban Ki-moon welcomed Zhang Gaoli as the special envoy of President Xi Jinping to attend the summit, and asked Zhang Gaoli to convey his good wishes to Chinese leaders and thank China for its strong support for the United Nations.

Ban Ki-moon said the United Nations highly appreciates China's efforts in tackling climate change.

Efforts and achievements have been made, and China is expected to make greater contributions.

Ban Ki-moon also highly appreciated China's important role in coping with the Ebola epidemic and dealing with hot issues in Afghanistan, South Sultan and other regions.

At the ceremony of donating the global surface data, Zhang Gaoli said that today, the Chinese government formally donated the world's first 30 meter resolution global surface data to the United Nations, which is a gift from this climate summit.

This set of data is an important achievement made by Chinese scientists and technicians after 4 years' painstaking efforts.

The data cover the global land cover, including 10 kinds of land cover information, such as arable land, water body, woodland and so on. It helps countries, especially developing countries, to enhance their ability to acquire and apply geographic information and effectively respond to climate change.

Zhang Gaoli also met with President Kutesa of the sixty-ninth session of the UN General Assembly. He said that China will support and cooperate with the president of the UN General Assembly, firmly committed to upholding the basic norms of international relations, and actively promote the international development cooperation agenda and the international cooperation on climate change after 2015.