China supports SCO in enhancing dialogue with UN: envoy

A Chinese envoy said here Tuesday that China supports the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in enhancing its dialogue with the United Nations as well as other international and regional organizations.

Liu Jieyi, China's permanent representative to the UN, made the remarks at a high-level meeting on cooperation between the SCO and the UN in face of challenges and threats.

Liu said strengthened cooperation between the two organizations is conducive to the goals of maintaining world peace, promoting development and furthering international cooperation.

The SCO, which was founded in 2001, is a Eurasian political, economic and security organization. It was given observer status in the UN General Assembly three years after its inception. In 2010, the SCO signed with the UN a joint declaration on cooperation.

On Monday, the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution which acknowledges that strengthening cooperation between the UN and the SCO is of crucial importance.

Liu said China hopes the two organizations can seize this opportunity to further enhance cooperation and coordination to jointly contribute to world peace and development.

"China stands ready to work with the rest of SCO membership to implement consensus reached by our leaders, better leverage the organization's advantages and jointly address risks and challenges to make our organization an effective platform through which member states can promote common development and pursue common security," said Liu.

China is supportive of the SCO's extensive outreach at the international level to forge a new type of international relations centering on cooperation for win-win results and build a community of shared future for mankind, he added. Endi