Chinese president meets UN chief

Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) meets with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in Beijing, capital of China, June 19, 2013. (Xinhua/Liu Jiansheng)

President Xi Jinping on Wednesday met with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.

Xi said people around the world have pinned their hopes on the UN on multiple occasions, as it has conducted a number of important missions.

Profound and complicated global changes require all UN members to work together to address difficulties and challenges, Xi said.

Xi called for the UN to uphold peace and development, adhere to fairness and justice and play a bigger role in promoting cooperation and common prosperity.

Xi briefed Ban on China's development goals, saying China and the UN need each other.

Xi underscored the importance China has placed on the UN, pledging to firmly support the UN.

As a permanent member of the UN Security Council, China has heavy responsibilities to assume and has the capability to assume them, Xi said.

China will step up its efforts to promote the peaceful settlement of international disputes, support the UN's millennium development goals, work with other parties to tackle climate change and make more contributions toward world peace and human development, Xi said.