On July 18, 2012, Vice President Xi Jinping met at the Great Hall of the People with UN Secretary-general Ban Ki-moon, who is in Beijing for an official visit and to attend the opening ceremony of the Fifth Ministerial Meeting of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC).

Xi said the current international situation is undergoing complex and profound changes and world peace and development still face many unstable and uncertain factors. Seeking peace, development and cooperation has become the common expectation of the people all over the world. The United Nations, as a universal inter-governmental international organization with the highest authority and widest representation, should make more positive efforts to safeguard world peace and boost global development and cooperation on the basis of respecting every country's sovereignty as well as people's own choices, he added.

Xi said China, as a permanent member of the UN Security Council and the largest developing country, has always advocated, supported and practiced multilateralism, abided by the rules and principles of the UN Charter, and maintained the authority and function of the UN. The Chinese government has attached great importance to and earnestly implemented the Millennium Development Goals and has finished some of the Goals, including halving the rate of impoverished people, making primary education more accessible and reducing the death rate for children. "China is now making great efforts with an aim to comprehensively achieve the Millennium Development Goals by 2015," said Xi. China will continue to actively participate in the work of the UN in all areas and enhance the level of cooperation between both sides. China will also continue to promote South-South cooperation to boost common development for all developing countries, Xi said.

Ban said at the meeting that China has achieved great development over the recent decades and played an increasingly important role in international affairs, making great contributions to the UN's causes. Ban said China-Africa cooperation is a fine example of South-South cooperation. He spoke highly of China's efforts in helping the African countries and promoting global sustainable development, as well as the country's great contribution to the development of public health undertaking. Ban expects further cooperation with China in order to maintain world peace, stability and development.