A senior Chinese diplomat on Thursday said here that current uncertainties in the international situation and the global challenges facing humanity require concerted efforts from all countries.

Chen Xu, the new Permanent Representative of China to the United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG), made the remarks during his presenting credentials to Michael Moller, the Director-General of UNOG.

Describing Geneva as one of the most important multilateral diplomatic centers, Chen said that maintaining multilateralism is the common aspiration of most countries, and the Chinese delegation in Geneva is willing to work with UNOG to actively promote multilateralism, enhance international cooperation and make greater contributions to building a community of human destiny.

Moller expressed his agreement with the new Chinese representative, saying that the world today needs multilateralism and the importance of Geneva as a multilateral diplomatic center is growing.

He told Chen that the United Nations attaches great importance to China's status and role and appreciates China's contribution to maintaining multilateralism.

The United Nations Office at Geneva is willing to maintain a high level of cooperation with the Chinese Permanent Mission to jointly safeguard and promote multilateralism and promote the international community to better respond to global challenges, Moller added.

Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Chen had been serving as Director-General, Department of European Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China since 2016.

He served as China's Ambassador to the Netherlands and Permanent Representative to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons from 2012 to 2016.

A career diplomat, Chen joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China in 1985. He has held various posts there, including as Director-General, Department of International Organizations and Conferences from 2010 to 2012.

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