China's top legislator Zhao Leji called for greater parliamentary cooperation to uphold multilateralism and build a community with a shared future for humanity at the Sixth World Conference of Speakers of Parliament, held from Tuesday to Thursday at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. In his keynote speech, Zhao, chairman of the National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, emphasized that the world is facing grave challenges to peace and development, and legislative institutions should play an active role in fostering a new type of international relations. He called on parliaments around the world to work together to safeguard global peace and security by upholding a vision of common, comprehensive, cooperative and sustainable security. Zhao underlined the importance of respecting the sovereignty and territorial integrity of all countries, as well as the right of people of all countries to choose their own development paths. Zhao also urged legislatures to contribute to global development and prosperity by promoting mutually beneficial and win-win cooperation, and supporting a multilateral trading system with the World Trade Organization at its core to strengthen legal frameworks to facilitate shared progress. Highlighting the value of civilizational diversity, Zhao advocated for deeper cultural exchanges and mutual learning among nations, stressing the need to let different civilizations flourish through coexistence. He further emphasized the importance of fairness and justice in international affairs, calling on all sides to uphold true multilateralism and promote a more just and equitable global governance system. Zhao said the NPC of China is ready to deepen exchanges and cooperation with the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and the legislative bodies of other countries. He expressed China's willingness to work together in advancing the Global Development Initiative, the Global Security Initiative and the Global Civilization Initiative, so as to build a community with a shared future for humanity. He also chaired the WCSP's general debate session on Wednesday morning. The conference, organized by the IPU, has been held every five years since its inception in 2000. This year's session, themed "A world in turmoil: Parliamentary cooperation and multilateralism for peace, justice and prosperity for all," brought together parliamentary leaders from 120 countries. On Thursday, a high-level declaration of the conference was adopted. Shotlist: Geneva, Switzerland - July 29, 2025: 1. Flags in front of Palais des Nations; 2. Zhao Leji, chairman of China's National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, shaking hands with Martin Chungong (L1), secretary general of Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), with Tulia Ackson (L2), president of IPU; 3. Camera crew; 4. Zhao, IPU officials posing for photos; 5. Various of Zhao delivering speech at sixth World Conference of Speakers of Parliaments (WCSP); attendees; Geneva, Switzerland - July 30, 2025 6. WCSP's general debate session in progress; 7. Zhao chairing general debate session; 8. Screen showing schedule of WCSP; 9. Various of general debate session in progress; Zhao, other attendees. [Restriction - No access Chinese mainland]