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As China's plenipotentiary to the United Nations, Wang Yaming, director of the Department of International Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China, is not as busy as the outside world thinks. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 As a permanent member of the Security Council and the Ambassador Plenipotentiary to the United Nations, there are many representatives of the United Nations member states who come to him every day to 'woo' his relationship. If you want to meet them all, even if he has the art of clone, he can't be busy. Therefore, after dealing with these diplomatic officials for a long time, Wang Yaming has already had a very skillful set of coping methods.

Today, Wang Yaming, who came to the office at the UN Headquarters as usual, was told by the staff of the Security Council Secretariat that the meeting would start at 9 o'clock this morning and that Wang Yaming was given a copy of the information on the content of the meeting.

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

He quickly thought of yesterday afternoon, when he was talking to the U.S. Representative to the United Nations, Kate? When Blanchett met, the other party mentioned seemingly unintentionally that the US political axe was very concerned about peace and security in Africa. At that time, Wang Yaming was still a little confused. But today's sudden impromptu meeting made him can't help but associate Kate's words with the meeting.

Thinking of this, Wang Yaming immediately picked up the materials on the table, read them for a while, and found that the content in them was actually the issue of peace and stability in East Africa. As director of the Department of International Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Wang Yaming is mostly clear about the international situation. What are the security and stability issues in East Africa today?

Somalia and Kenya border clashes! Wang Yaming immediately thought of the key point. As a state with the largest number of Member States. Africa is home to a total of 53 Member States of the United Nations. In the past few days, the most talked about by the representatives of these African Member States at the headquarters is the Soken border war. As members of the United Nations, Kenya and Somalia are representatives of the 'lively' centres. And Wang Yaming must have heard of this.

However, although Somalia is still nominally a member of the United Nations since the withdrawal of peacekeeping troops in '93, many of the 'directives' of the United Nations have long been ineffective in Somalia. Of course, if it is humanitarian aid or something, most forces in Somalia still welcome it, but if you want to point fingers at the 'political and military', then you are embarrassed to stay where it is.

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

Just when Wang Yaming was speculating about the intention of the US political axe, the phone on the table suddenly rang. Wang Yaming was stunned for a while, and then answered the phone.

The call came from the Chinese ambassador to the United States, and the two chatted for a while as if it were customary before ending 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. Domestically, he was asked to prevent any Security Council resolution on the use of force to enter Somalia in matters involving Somalia.

This order made Wang Yaming very puzzled. Somalia since 91, after Huaxia evacuated the embassy, Huaxia does not seem to have any interests there. Now that a local armed force in Somalia is in full swing with Kenya, why should the country send such an order to itself?

The United States suddenly paid attention to the 'East African region', and the country also paid attention to Somalia, and Wang Yaming felt that there must be something hidden in this. However, as Huaxia's ambassador plenipotentiary to the United Nations, he didn't know anything about it, which made Wang Yaming a little dissatisfied with his work. Why didn't he pay attention to such important intelligence?

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

As a 'civil servant' who is responsible for the administrative work of the United Nations and serves the United Nations as a whole, Annan still has considerable power in the eyes of various United Nations organs, but the Security Council is an exception. It can be said that the real core of the United Nations, the whole organization of the legitimate political axe alliance, is the United Nations Security Council. In terms of power, even the UN General Assembly is beyond the reach. After all, the Security Council is the only one in the United Nations with the power to investigate any international dispute or any circumstance that may give rise to international friction and disputes, to determine actions that threaten the peace, to breach the peace and to act aggressively, and to take economic, diplomatic or military sanctions against aggression; The Security Council is also the only body that has the power to take action on international peace and security, to investigate and mediate international disputes, to adopt coercive measures such as arms embargoes and economic sanctions, and to send United Nations peacekeeping forces to help ease tensions in a particular 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 very great powers. And the status of these permanent representatives in the United Nations headquarters has naturally risen.

Even if Annan is Secretary-General, he will not be able to participate in the Council's meetings without the Council's consent. The ad hoc Security Council convened today is not a 'complete' Security Council, and the full Security Council is attended by representatives of 10 members in addition to the representatives of the five permanent members. To put it in layman's terms, it is like the difference between the secretary and the standing committee in Huaxia.

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

Seeing Wang Yaming's arrival, several permanent representatives of the Security Council present greeted him with a smile, as if they were old friends who have been friends for decades. On the diplomatic battlefield, there is never blood. As the saying goes, killing people is not enough, but here, killing people is the most crude and 'level' way.

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

The representative of France did not know the reason for the sudden convening of the meeting? Wang Yaming lowered his head, and a trace of doubt flashed in his eyes. When he looked up, his face was natural again.

Five minutes later, there was a somewhat vibrating footstep outside the door, and even though there was a carpet on the floor, there was still a heavy sound between the people walking around. The few people in the conference room, who were talking and laughing in a low voice, immediately raised their heads and looked at the door with a smile on their faces. They all know that the one who can make such a voice is the representative of Russia, Moros; A Russian who fits the image of a polar bear very well, a person who does not at all fit the status of a diplomat who is elegant and modest, who can talk and laugh with anyone.

"Hi, guys, I'm sorry, I'm late again!" After entering the conference room, Moros immediately said apologetically. After speaking, he sat down in his place with a grin.

If everyone thinks that Moros is a person with a big surname and a direct speech, it is wrong. Who can become a diplomat who is not full of wealth? Disagreements are commonplace for these people.

The first half of the meeting was all about some 'trivial matters', which had been privately agreed upon by each other and were quickly adopted.

Everyone knows that the second half of the meeting is the main theme, and everyone is a little absent-minded about the previous content, secretly speculating about the intention of the United States to propose the convening of this meeting.

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

“…… Peace and stability in East Africa 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 Suez Canal, an important waterway. At a time when the shortage of resources has become a major problem that needs to be addressed urgently, the peace and stability of Somalia is very important in a country close to the world's largest oil-producing region and the most important shipping lanes. Although the situation in Somalia has gradually stabilized in the past two years, we cannot ignore the fact that the poverty and lust for wealth of the Somali people have allowed local pirates to breed, and these pirates pose a serious threat to the security of Suez, the lifeline of the world. As the Security Council responsible for international peace and security, I believe that we should remove the increasingly unstable factors in the East African region and put Somalia, a country that has lagged behind other countries because of the war, back on the path of development. As one of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council, the United States has long been concerned about the chaos in East Africa. At this meeting, I hope that the right resolution will be reached on this matter, and that the people of East Africa will no longer be allowed to tremble in the flames of war, nor will they be despaired by hunger and disease......" Kate, the representative of the United States, said in a tone of anxiety and urgency, like an angel sent by God.

Regarding Kate's words, several people present nodded their heads, but did not express any opinions. If you put the Buddha in his words, the left ear goes in, and the right ear goes out.

Although the British representative has always 'joined forces' with the United States, he has always been very solemn when it comes to Somalia. Reluctance to express opinions lightly. After all, Somalia is one of the former colonies of the United Kingdom, and there are still many forces in Somalia that are inextricably linked with the United Kingdom. It is not in the UK's interest to make a decision lightly.

In Africa, France's interests are mainly concentrated in Central and North Africa, and France's influence in East Africa has not been able to be involved, and that is where Britain and Italy 'compete'.

Wang Yaming also knew what the United States was thinking at this time. It is even tempted to adopt a joint Security Council resolution to take measures against Somalia again. Now that Somalia is facing an arms embargo and economic sanctions from the United Nations, what the United States wants is to send another peacekeeping force to Somalia. He couldn't help but think of the order coming from China, and secretly wondered what was there in Somalia that aroused the interest of the United States, and Huaxia still had something to do with this 'key place'?

As Secretary-General of the United Nations, and the first Secretary-General from Africa. Annan's interest in African affairs is definitely greater than that of any other region. Although the Secretary-General took office and swore an oath not to accept the directives of any political axe or organization other than the United Nations, Annan is not a machine, he is a human being, and as long as he is human, he has feelings. Besides, this is not a matter of public interest, and it is the responsibility of the United Nations to maintain regional peace and stability.

However, just as Annan was about to speak, a person spoke before him, and this person was Moros, the Russian representative who was 'inconsistent'.

(To be continued)