China asks EU to uphold idea of common security

UNITED NATIONS, March 12 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese envoy on Tuesday asked the European Union (EU) to uphold the idea of common security.

Geng Shuang, China's deputy permanent representative to the United Nations, made the appeal at a Security Council meeting on UN-EU cooperation.

China supports UN-EU cooperation in accordance with the purposes and the principles of the UN Charter, with a view to making greate