Non-interference necessary condition for harmonious world

Chinese President Hu Jintao and the Chinese Government advocate the building of a harmonious society and a harmonious world, and China sticks to peaceful development, harmonious development, scientific development and sustainable development, which conform to the trend of the times and to the wish and interests of the people.

In diplomacy, China is committed to promoting peaceful coexistence, equal treatment to each other, mutually beneficial cooperation, and common development. China is also committed to pursuing good-neighborliness and mutual trust, resolving disputes through dialogues and other diplomatic means, seeking common security and lasting peace. Meanwhile, China is committed to boosting exchanges and learning from each other, building a resource-saving and environment-friendly society and enhancing cooperation in the fields.

The United Nations Charter establishes the principle of non-interference in each other's internal affairs. According to the provision, the United Nations, as the largest inter-governmental organization in the world, should not interfere in the internal affairs of its member countries. Any country should not interfere in the internal affairs of another country, either. In fact, mutual respect and non-interference in each other's internal affairs between countries are the necessary conditions for building a harmonious world.

Six-party talks effective in resolving Korean Peninsula nuclear issue

Thanks to China's mediation and mutual efforts by the parties concerned, the third session of the fifth round of six-party talks has made progress, with a joint document on the first step toward the denuclearization on the Korean Peninsula adopted.

Facts have proven that the six-party talks are a practical and effective means to resolve the Korean Peninsula nuclear issue. According to the joint document, working groups on the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula and other fields will start work no later than nine days.

The implementation of the joint document, as well as promoting the development of the six-party talks and the denuclearization on the Korean Peninsula, is of high importance for maintaining peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula and in northeast Asia. It is my hope that all sides in the six-party talks honor their commitments. China advocates to peacefully resolve the Korean Peninsula nuclear issue through dialogues, and China is willing to keep close touch with all the parties concerned, including South Korea, to make new progress in six-party talks.

President Hu's visit to Russia to further strategic partnership

At the invitation of Russian President Vladimir Putin, President Hu Jintao will visit Russia once again. There will be a lot of items on the agenda between the two presidents of our countries. Let me share with you one of them on the agenda--the hosting of the Year of Russia in China and the Year of China in Russia. It is an important step to implement the Sino-Russian Good-Neighborly Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation. Last year was the Year of Russia in China during which more than 300 events and activities were jointly held by the two countries. These activities have helped to increase our traditional friendship, strengthen mutually beneficial cooperation and good neighborly friendship and further enrich China-Russia strategic partnership of coordination. This year marks the Year of China in Russia, and during this year, the two countries will hold about 200 events and activities.

Top leaders, governments, relevant departments and the peoples of the two countries are working hand in hand to deepen the traditional friendship, raise the level of China-Russia strategic partnership of coordination so as to boost the common development of the two countries and to make new contributions to world peace and development.

Chinese aid without political pressure

At the eve of Chinese New Year, President Hu Jintao paid state visits to eight African countries within a short span of 12 days. One of the focuses of these visits is to implement the proposals and initiatives put forward by the Chinese Government at the Beijing Summit on the Forum of China-Africa Cooperation held at the Great Hall of the People last year aimed at promoting mutually beneficial cooperation and providing necessary and helpful assistance to African countries to the best of our ability.

China is still a developing country. We still face with problems of uneven development among different regions and between town and the country. The Chinese people themselves haven't yet lived a well-off life. There is still a long way to go for China to make further achievements in its national economic and social development. But we also hold a conviction that helping others means helping ourselves. We have provided sincere assistance to African countries. All of the assistance is without any political conditions attached. Our cooperation with Africa has also been practical and of mutual benefit.

China is committed to the path of peaceful development and has played a positive role in the international community. We will always be a force for peace, cooperation and development. I have mentioned an important norm governing international relations. That is stipulated in Article 2 of Chapter 1 in the Charter of the United Nations. The norm is non-interference in each other's internal affairs. I can hardly imagine the world can maintain harmony and peaceful development if any country or international organization intends to interfere in other countries' internal affairs. We believe that all countries should carry out equally footed and friendly negotiations, and China is willing to hold such dialogues with African countries and all the countries in other parts of the world.

During his visit in Sudan, President Hu Jintao had clarified the Chinese Government's stance on the Darfur issue. What he did was welcomed by the people in Sudan, by the peoples of Sudan's neighbors, by African people and all peace-loving people in this world who speak for justice. To put it simple, as far as the Darfur issue is concerned, the Chinese Government welcomes and supports the consensus reached between the United Nations, the African Union and the Sudanese Government. On more than one occasion, the Chinese Government has provided humanitarian assistance to people of the Darfur region in Sudan. We also hope that the international community