Wang, UN official urge multilateralism

China has called on the international community to strengthen consensus on multilateralism and safeguard the international system based on the purposes and principles of the United Nations Charter.

State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi made the remark in a meeting with Maria Fernanda Espinosa Garces, the newly elected president of the UN General Assembly, at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on Monday.

Wang said the international landscape is undergoing profound changes and adjustments, and rising unilateralism, protectionism and populism are creating instability and uncertainty in global affairs.