China News Service, United Nations, October 9th: The United Nations Security Council held an emergency public meeting on Ukraine on the 9th. Sun Lei, China's Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations, spoke at the meeting and said that the Ukrainian crisis cannot continue to escalate out of control, and relevant parties and the international community should jointly seek a political solution.
Sun Lei said that the Ukrainian issue has continued to escalate recently, and the two parties have continued to carry out large-scale attacks against each other, causing a large number of casualties and damage to facilities. Various new types of drones and unmanned boats are emerging one after another, and their lethality and damage are constantly increasing, pushing the situation in a more dangerous direction. The spillover effects caused by the crisis have become increasingly severe and continue to impact global energy security and food security.
Sun Lei said that there are no winners in wars and conflicts have no future. Peace must be given a chance. The top priority is to cool down the situation, prevent battlefield spillover, and avoid escalation of the war. Parties to the conflict must earnestly abide by international humanitarian law, avoid attacking civilians and civilian infrastructure under any circumstances, and avoid harming third-party civilians and civilian assets, so as to accumulate conditions for a political settlement of the crisis and gain hope for the early realization of peace.
Sun Lei said that history has proved that no matter how big or deep the conflict is, the problem can only be solved through dialogue and negotiation. In recent times, relevant parties have carried out some interactions and contacts, but differences in their respective positions are still prominent. It is hoped that relevant parties will continue to maintain contact, demonstrate political will, continue to accumulate consensus, and work together to reach a comprehensive, lasting, and binding peace agreement.
Sun Lei said that misjudgments should not escalate and hatred should not accumulate. Harmonious coexistence between Russia and Ukraine is the only realistic option and is also the common expectation of the international community. It is hoped that the parties concerned will proceed from the fundamental and long-term interests of their own nations, respect each other's legitimate security concerns, eliminate the root causes of the crisis on the basis of full, complete and comprehensive compliance with the principles of the United Nations Charter, promote the construction of a balanced, effective and sustainable regional security architecture, and truly realize universal security and common security.
Sun Lei said that on the Ukrainian issue, China has always maintained that the sovereignty and territorial integrity of all countries should be respected, the purposes and principles of the United Nations Charter should be observed, the legitimate security concerns of all countries should be taken seriously, and all efforts conducive to the peaceful resolution of the crisis should be supported. China will continue to adhere to the "Four Shoulds" as its fundamental guideline and work with the international community to make unremitting efforts to promote the early dawn of peace and the early political settlement of the crisis. (over)
