Chapter 389 Interim Meeting of the United Nations Security Council

As the Plenipotentiary Representative of China to the United Nations, Wang Yaming, Director of the International Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China, is not as busy as the outside world imagines every day. As a permanent member of the Security Council to the United Nations, there are many representatives of United Nations Member States who seek him to "woo" the relationship every day. If you want to meet all of them, even if he has the skill of splitting, he can't be busy. Therefore, after dealing with these diplomatic officials for a long time, Wang Yaming has already had a very skilled way to deal with it.

Today, Wang Yaming, who came to the office at the United Nations headquarters as usual, was informed by the staff of the Security Council Secretariat that the meeting would be held at nine o'clock this morning and gave Wang Yaming a piece of information about the content of the meeting.

After the staff member left, Wang Yaming did not pick up the information directly, but thought about what was implied in this temporary meeting?

He quickly thought of Kate, the U.S. representative to the United Nations yesterday afternoon? When Blanchett met, the other party seemed to inadvertently mention that the U.S. political axe was very worried about peace and security in Africa. At that time, Wang Yaming was still a little confused. But today's sudden temporary meeting made him unable to connect Kate's words with the meeting.

Thinking of this, Wang Yaming immediately picked up the information on the desktop and read it for a while, only to find that the content was actually a matter of peace and stability in East Africa. As the director of the International Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Wang Yaming is clear about most of the international affairs. What are the problems related to security and stability in East Africa today?

Border conflict between Somalia and Kenya! Wang Yaming immediately thought of the key points. It is the state with the largest number of Member States. Africa has a total of 53 members of the United Nations. In the past few days, the representatives of these African Member States at headquarters have talked most about the Sokken border war. As one of the members of the United Nations, the representatives of Kenya and Somalia are the centers of the fun. And Wang Yaming must have heard something about it.

However, since the withdrawal of peacekeeping forces in 1993, although Somalia is still nominally a member of the United Nations, many "instructions" of the United Nations have not been effective in Somalia for a long time. Of course, if it is humanitarian assistance or something, most of the forces in Somalia are still welcome, but if they want to point fingers on the 'political and military', it's embarrassing to stay cool.

The United States once lost troops in Somalia, and a 'Somali war' almost became an international laughing stock. Why did the United States take the initiative to convene an interim Security Council for 'peace and stability in East Africa'?

Just as Wang Yaming was guessing the intention of the American political axe, the phone on the table suddenly rang. Wang Yaming was stunned for a while and then answered the phone.

The call was from the Chinese ambassador to the United States. The two of them chatted for a while as usual and ended the call. Wang Yaming stared at the hung-up phone and was silent. In the 'chat' between the two just now, Wang Yaming got a message that surprised him. The country asked him to prevent any Security Council from entering Somalia by force in matters related to Somalia.

This order made Wang Yaming very puzzled. Since the evacuation of Huaxia's embassy in 1991, Huaxia's interests there seem to be nothing there. Now that a local armed force in Somalia is in full swing with Kenya, why does the country have to pass on such an order to itself?

The United States suddenly paid attention to the 'East Africa region' and the domestic attention to Somalia. Wang Yaming felt that there must be something hidden in it. However, as the plenipotentiary of China to the United Nations, he knew nothing about it, which made Wang Yaming a little dissatisfied with his work. Why didn't he pay attention to such important information?

At 9 o'clock, when Wang Yaming came to the conference room, he found that representatives from Britain, France and the United States had come, and the representatives of the polar bear, as usual, liked to delay the start of the meeting for a few minutes. However, Wang Yaming was slightly surprised by another person sitting in the conference room. This person is Comrade Annan, Secretary-General of the United Nations.

As a "civil servant" responsible for the political affairs of the United Nations and serving the United Nations as a whole, Annan still has a lot of power in the eyes of various United Nations agencies, but the Security Council is the exception. It can be said that the real core of the United Nations, the whole legal political axe alliance, is the United Nations Security Council. In terms of power, even the United Nations General Assembly is not enough. After all, the Security Council is the only one in the United Nations that has the right to investigate any international dispute or any situation that may cause international friction and dispute, determine actions that threaten peace, undermine peace and aggression, and take economic, diplomatic or military sanctions to oppose aggression. The Security Council is also the only one that has the power over international peace and security. Agencies that take action can investigate and mediate international disputes, take coercive measures such as arms embargoes and economic sanctions, and send United Nations peacekeeping forces to help ease tensions in a certain region. As the core of the United Nations and recognized as the most authoritative and legitimate body of the multilateral security system, the five permanent members of the Security Council have great power. The status of representatives of these permanent members naturally rises at the headquarters of the United Nations.

Even if Annan is the Secretary-General, he cannot participate in the Security Council meeting without the consent of the Security Council. The interim Security Council convened today is not a 'complete' Security Council. In addition to the representatives of the five permanent members, there are also representatives of 10 members. To put it plainly, such as the difference between the Chinese secretary's meeting and the standing committee.

And the meeting was not held in the Council Chamber, but in a small conference room.

Seeing Wang Yaming's arrival, several permanent members of the members present greeted him with a smile, affectionately like old friends who have been with him for decades. On the diplomatic battlefield, there has never been bloodless smoke. As the saying goes, killing people can't nod, but here, killing people nod is the most rude and 'unlevel' way.

During the few minutes of waiting for the Russian representative, Wang Yaming whispered to the French representative from time to time, trying to get some information out of his mouth, but when he saw a blank look in the eyes of the French representative, even if the other party covered it well, Wang Yaming, who had been paying attention to it, still caught it.

The French representative doesn't know the reason for the sudden meeting? A trace of doubt flashed in Wang Yaming's eyes. After raising his head, his face returned to nature.

Five minutes later, there was a little vibrating footsteps outside the door. Even if there was a carpet on the ground, there was still a heavy sound as people walked around. The people in the conference room who were talking and laughing in a low voice immediately raised their heads and looked at the door with smiles. They all know that the person who can make such a voice is the Russian representative Molos; a Russian who is very in line with the image of a polar bear, a person who is not elegant and modest at all and can talk and laugh with anyone.

"HI, everyone, I'm sorry, I'm late again!" After entering the conference room, Moros immediately said with an apologetic face. After saying that, he sat down in his seat.

If everyone thinks that Moros is a person with a big surname and speaks directly, it's wrong. Which one of the people who can become diplomats is not full of experience? For these people, it's just a home-cooked meal.

The first half of the meeting was about some 'trivial matters', which had long been settled in private and were soon passed.

Everyone knows that the second half of the meeting is the theme, and the previous content is a little absent-minded and secretly speculates about the intention of the United States to convene this meeting.

When Kate, the representative of the United States, talked about peace and stability in the African region with a compassionate look, everyone said in their hearts at the same time.

... The peace and stability of the East African region is not only related to the safety of the lives and property of tens of millions of people, but also to the safety of the important waterway of the Suez Canal. At a time when the current shortage of resources has become a major problem that all countries urgently need to solve, the peace and stability of Somalia, a country close to the world's largest oil-producing region and the most important transportation channel, is very important. Although the situation in Somalia has gradually stabilized in the past two years, we cannot ignore that the Somali people have bred local pirates because of their poverty and desire for wealth, which seriously threaten the security of the lifeline of the world of the Suez. As the Security Council responsible for international peace and security, I think we should exclude the increasingly unstable factors in East Africa and bring Somalia, a country that has fallen behind by the war, back on the road of development. As one of the five permanent members, the United States has always been worried about the chaos in East Africa. At this meeting, I hope to discuss a correct resolution on this matter, and no longer let the East African people tremble in the flames of war, nor let them despair in the face of hunger and disease..." U.S. representative Kate said in a very anxious and urgent tone, like an angel sent by God.

For Kate's words, several people here nodded, but did not express any opinions. If you let the Buddha go, the left ear will enter, and the right ear will come out the same.

Although the British representative has always been 'hand in hand' with the United States, he has always been very serious on issues related to Somalia. I don't want to express my opinion easily. After all, Somalia, as one of the former British colonies, is now inextricably linked to Britain by many forces in Somalia. It is not in Britain's interest to make a decision easily.

The French representative has a 'dispensable' attitude towards this. In Africa, France's interests are mainly concentrated in Central and North Africa, and French forces in East Africa have not been involved. It is a place where Britain and Italy 'competition'. Of course, if the French power can be extended to East Africa, the French representative is also willing to meet. However, the issue of benefit distribution was not mentioned in Kate's words, and he was ready to wait and see for a while.

Wang Yaming also knew the idea of the United States at this time. Unexpectedly, he wanted to adopt a joint Security Council resolution to take measures against Somalia again. Today, Somalia is still facing a United Nations arms embargo and economic sanctions, so what the United States wants is to send peacekeeping troops to Somalia again. He couldn't help thinking of the order from China, thinking about what is in Somalia, which has aroused the interest of the United States, and China still has something to do with this 'critical place'?

As the Secretary-General of the United Nations, he is the first Secretary-General from Africa. Annan is definitely more concerned about African affairs than other regions. Although in the inauguration of the Secretary-General, he swore not to accept the instructions of any political axe and organization other than the United Nations, Annan is not a machine. He is a person, and as long as he is a person, he has feelings. Besides, this is not a matter of personal gain. It is the responsibility of the United Nations to maintain peace and stability in the region.

However, just as Annan was about to speak, a man spoke in front of him. This person was Moros, the Russian representative who was 'incontendic'.

(to be continued)