Li Qiang first congratulated the convening of the conference on behalf of the Chinese government. He pointed out that nuclear energy is an important clean energy source. President Xi Jinping proposed to build a fair, cooperative, and win-win international nuclear security system. Since China joined the International Atomic Energy Agency 40 years ago, it has always supported the Agency's work with practical actions. The two sides have established comprehensive cooperation in the fields of nuclear energy development and utilization, nuclear safety and security, safeguards and non-proliferation, and have achieved fruitful results, contributing important strength to global nuclear energy governance and development.
Li Qiang expressed that China is willing to further strengthen cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency and other member states, and work together to promote more just and reasonable global nuclear governance, more inclusive nuclear energy development, and more open and orderly nuclear energy cooperation.