Speaking broadly, he said countries “cannot just sit by and watch multilateral institutions become dysfunctional and ineffective due to their own failure to cooperate,” urging the Security Council to “rise above narrow-minded, geopolitical considerations” to champion solidarity and cooperation.
“Any act of bullying, trickery or extortion is a flagrant violation of the basic norms of international relations. Any unilateral sanction that circumvents Security Council authorization lacks legal basis, defies justification and contradicts common sense,” said Wang, without elaborating.
