Foreign Minister of China supported the initiative of the President of Kazakhstan on biological safety at the session of the Conference on Disarmament

On 11 June Mr. Wang Yi, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China, addressed the meeting of the Conference on Disarmament held in online format. In his statement the Foreign Minister of China outlined the position of his country on important issues of disarmament and non-proliferation. When speaking on the implementation of the Biological Weapons Convention the representative of China expressed support to the proposal of President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev of Kazakhstan on the establishment of a special multilateral body – the International Agency for Biological Safety, which would be accountable to the UN Security Council.

As part of conversation that followed Foreign Minister’s statement, Permanent Representative Zhanar Aitzhanova expressed gratitude for China’s support of the proposal of Kazakhstan and stressed that this initiative is particularly relevant in the current global context. Zhanar Aitzhanova noted that a concept paper was circulated among permanent missions in Geneva and Kazakhstan looks forward to engaging in an in-depth discussion of this proposal with all interested delegations.