Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi will attend the general debate of the United Nations General Assembly on Sept. 24, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson said Monday.
As a special representative of Chinese President Xi Jinping, Wang will also attend the UN 2019 Climate Action Summit and the 2019 Sustainable Development Goals Summit. A series of multilateral and bilateral events will also be held during the session, spokesperson Hua Chunying said at a press briefing.
The 74th Session of the UN General Assembly will open at the UN headquarters in New York on Sept. 17 and the general debate will start on Sept. 24.
During the debate, Wang will give a comprehensive introduction to the path and achievements of China in the past 70 years and elaborate on China's foreign policy and propositions regarding the international situation as well as major international and regional issues, Hua said.
"Wang will show China's firm support for multilateralism and the UN, as well as promote China's exchanges and cooperation with other countries and international organizations," the spokesperson said.
