China stressed in Vienna Friday that it would continue its
cooperation with the United Nations Industrial Development
Organization (UNIDO) and play an active role in carrying out the
organization's programs.
Speaking at UNIDO's 10th General Conference which ended Friday,
Zhang Yan, the Chinese permanent representative to the United
Nations and other international organizations in Vienna, said the
series of forums and round table sessions held during the
conference had yielded suggestions and ideas beneficial to UNIDO's
future development.
China will continue to work with other members countries on
programs agreed at the conference and make further contributions to
the organization, he said.
The Chinese delegation was pleased with the unanimous
endorsement of the resolution on promoting South-South cooperation,
drafted by China and the Group of 77, Zhang said, adding that the
move showed all members of UNIDO support efforts aimed at
strengthening and deepening South-South cooperation.
More than 100 delegates attended the five-day conference of the
UN agency established to relieve poverty by fostering industrial
growth. UNIDO has 117 member states and is represented in 35
countries.
Delegates focused on the function and future development of
UNIDO, on multilateral cooperation as well as trade and investment.
The emergence of global terrorism and proliferation of weapons of
mass destruction were also discussed.
It was also decided at the conference that a forum on biology
will be held in Chile in 2004, and the Asia-Pacific branch of the
forum will be held this month in Chengdu, capital of southwest
China's Sichuan
Province.
(Xinhua News Agency December 7, 2003)