Johannesburg, South Africa - February 20, 2025 Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Thursday called on Group of 20 (G20) countries to act as a force for world peace and stability. Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, made the remarks in his speech delivered at the G20 Foreign Ministers' Meeting held in Johannesburg, South Africa. He said the current international landscape is marked by transformation and turbulence, and stressed the necessity for G20 countries to revisit the consensus reached at the Rio de Janeiro Summit, work together as a force for world peace and stability, and build a safer world. Wang expected the countries to work together as the guardians of world peace, creators of universal security, and defenders of multilateralism. On the Ukraine crisis, Wang said that China always advocates an early and peaceful settlement of the crisis and has been actively promoting peace talks in line with President Xi Jinping’s four-point observations about what must be done. As for the conflict in Gaza, Wang called for continuous and effective implementation of the ceasefire agreement. He emphasized that "the Palestinians governing Palestine" is an important principle that must be upheld in the post-conflict governance of Gaza, and the two-State solution is the only viable way out. SHOTLIST: Johannesburg, South Africa - Feb 20, 2025 1. Various of G20 Foreign Ministers' Meeting venue, logo; 2. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, also member of Political Bureau of Communist Party of China Central Committee, shaking hands with other officials; 3. Various of meeting in progress; Wang and other officials at meeting; cameramen; 4. Meeting logo. [Restrictions: No access Chinese mainland]