China ready to implement UN Millennium Development goals (Xinhua) Updated: 2006-08-15 19:05 BEIJING -- China is ready to
work with the international community to strive for the implementing of the
United Nations Millennium Development Goals, said Chinese Vice Premier Zeng
Peiyan here on Tuesday.
Zeng made the remark in a meeting with Special Adviser to the UN
Secretary-General on the Millennium Development Goals Jeffrey D. Sachs.
Zeng said China is ready to work with the international community, especially
the United Nations, to keep close contacts and strengthen cooperation, in a bid
to jointly implement the Millennium Development Goals.
He said that in order to realize the Millennium Development Goals, the
international community has done a lot and made some achievements.
The Chinese government has actively carried out the five measures proposed by
Chinese President Hu Jintao at the summit last year marking the 60th anniversary
of the United Nations, he said, adding China also hopes the international
community will in earnest implement the achievements made during the summit.
Zeng said China wishes international community will establish an equal,
reasonable and effective evaluation framework for the Millennium Development
Goals and supervise and promote the implementation of international cooperation
and development aid commitments.
The two sides also exchanged views on other issues of common concern, such as
the current macro-economic situation, work of the aid-the-poor program and
renewable energy.
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