China's Vice Foreign Minister Zhang Yesui on Wednesday said
China supports efforts to improve global environmental protection
to achieve sustainable development.
China is ready to actively participate in discussions on
environmental protection, Zhang told an informal meeting on
environmental protection and sustainable development.
The two-day ministerial environmental meeting Monday opened in
Rio de Janeiro, gathering representatives from 22 countries and the
UN.
The participants discussed a variety of issues including
challenges in environmental protection and cooperation in
sustainable development.
Zhang, head of the Chinese delegation to the meeting, said the
environmental problems boil down to the issue of development.
Three principles in dealing with the problems should be
established, Zhang said.
The first principle to meet environmental challenges is to
ensure a balanced development of economy, society and environment,
Zhang said.
Secondly, any measures in this regard should be taken in the
framework of UN reforms, especially in reforms of its branches in
charge of economic and social affairs, he said.
Finally, short-term measures and long-term targets in
environment protection should be differentiated.
In dealing with environmental protection, the international
community should try its best to carry out the widely-recognized
measures while continue to discuss those with disputes, Zhang
said.
The role of the UN Environmental Program should be enhanced and
its efficiency and ability in tackling the problems strengthened to
promote coordination between multilateral environmental protection
conventions provide steady and sufficient fund for global fight
against environmental degradation and render technical support for
developing countries.
(Xinhua News Agency September 5, 2007)
