Chinese President Xi Jinping appeals for the protection of the UN’s central role in the world, and in an interview with the Brazilian president, he emphasized the importance of international rules. The new American Peace Council raises doubts and fears among the leaders of the great powers and the EU about the possible competition of the UN.
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday urged countries to protect the “central role” of the United Nations (UN) in international relations. In a telephone conversation with Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, he also appealed for cooperation in defending international rules, TASR reports, according to an AFP report.
Shortly before the Chinese President’s call, US President Donald Trump signed the Charter on Thursday in Davos, Switzerland, establishing the so-called Peace Council. Originally, it was supposed to oversee the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip, but according to available documents, its mandate is not limited to the Palestinian territory. It raised concerns that the United States was seeking to create a structure that could rival the United Nations.
China and Brazil are hesitant
Both China and Brazil have been invited to this new initiative, but neither has yet confirmed their participation. During the conversation with Lula, Si emphasized that in the current “turbulent” international situation, China and Brazil are “constructive forces in maintaining peace and stability in the world.”
Countries “should stand firmly on the right side of history … and jointly uphold the central role of the United Nations as well as international justice,” Xi said, according to Chinese state television CCTV.
Doubts about the Peace Council’s intention were also expressed by several leaders of the European Union at the extraordinary summit in Brussels. According to the President of the European Council, António Costa, they relate mainly to the scope of its scope, management method and compatibility with the UN Charter.
