China pledges support for Kenya’s UN Security Council bid
A recent UN Security Council meeting in New York. The annual United Nations General Assembly brings together 196 delegations. Kenya and Djibouti are both vying for a non-permanent seat to represent the African Union. PHOTO | FILE | NATION MEDIA GROUP
China has assured Kenya of its support during elections for a non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) scheduled for June next year. Speaking on Monday when he paid a courtesy call on President Uhuru Kenyatta at State House Nairobi, Chinese President Xi Jinping’s special envoy Wang Yong said China believes that Kenya is better placed to voice Africa’s interests at the UNSC. “We firmly support the reforms of the UN Security Council and believe that Kenya will help to increase the voice of African countries at the UN Security Council,” Mr Wang said. The Chinese special envoy, who is in the country to attend the launch of the Standard Gauge Railway freight service from Nairobi to the Naivasha Inland Container Depot, congratulated Kenya following its endorsement by the African Union to vie for the UNSC non-permanent seat.
During the meeting which was also attended by Head of Public Service Joseph Kinyua and Cabinet Secretaries Monica Juma, Ukur Yattani, James Macharia and Fred Matiang’i, President Kenyatta and Mr Wang also discussed the enhanced bilateral relations between the two countries.
