Secretary-General of the State Council;

China will, as always, actively support and participate in the work of the UN and its secretary-general.

The secretary-general said he hopes leaders of industrialized nations will be able to contain the crisis and find medium and long term measures to resolve it.

I want to thank the Secretary General for organizing this summit, and all the leaders who are participating.

Throughout my term as Secretary-General, I have sought to place human beings at the centre of everything we do -- from conflict prevention to development to human rights.