According to the website of the Chinese Mission to the United Nations, on September 22 local time, China's Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Geng Shuang, made a statement during the Security Council's review of the incident in which Estonia accused Russian aircraft of violating its airspace. He urged the parties involved to remain calm and restrained, and prevent the escalation of the situation. The full text of the speech is as follows:
The airspace incident discussed by the Security Council today and the drone incident discussed a few days ago are both spillover effects of the Ukraine crisis. They reflect the lack of mutual trust and increasing concerns among the relevant parties, and also exemplify the complex and sensitive security situation in Europe at present. As long as the Ukraine crisis remains unresolved, the war will continue for another day, and similar incidents may occur again. Therefore, the urgent priority and fundamental solution is to achieve a political resolution of the Ukraine crisis as soon as possible, and to build a balanced, effective, and sustainable European security architecture.
Regarding the Ukraine crisis, we have previously explained our position in detail on multiple occasions in the Security Council. Tomorrow, the Security Council will hold a high-level meeting on the Ukraine issue, and China will elaborate further at that time. I will not elaborate further today.
Regarding the airspace incident, China urges the parties involved to remain calm and restrained, clarify the facts and eliminate concerns through dialogue and communication, avoid misunderstandings and miscalculations, and prevent the escalation of the situation. We have consistently advocated that all countries handle international relations in accordance with the purposes and principles of the UN Charter.
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