FM details approach to peace in Africa

UNITED NATIONS: Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi has stressed that reconciliation, development and cooperation should be the three major pillars underpinning peace in Africa.

A harmonious world of enduring peace and common prosperity will be beyond our reach without stability and development in Africa, he told a high-level meeting of the Security Council at the UN headquarters in New York on Tuesday.

"A stable and developing Africa is what the African people seek, and it serves the common interests of all countries," he noted, adding that "the United Nations, the Security Council in particular, is duty bound to help Africa maintain and build peace and embark on the road toward durable prosperity and stability".