On September 26, 2008, Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi respectively attended the 32nd annual foreign ministers' meeting of the Group of 77 (G-77), and a working breakfast with U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, together with his counterparts from the other four permanent members of the U.N. Security Council in New York.

Addressing the 32nd annual foreign ministers' meeting of the Group of 77 (G-77), Yang said that the Group of 77 (G-77) is an effective mechanism for developing countries to coordinate their cooperation and jointly cope with various challenges facing the world. In the face of a new situation, the G-77 should strengthen solidarity, conduct effective cooperation and actively safeguard the common interests of developing countries, Yang said. He said China stands ready to work with the G-77 to meet the Millennium Development Goals, to strengthen coordination and cooperation to handle global challenges, to unite in the endeavor to seek and safeguard common interests, and to achieve a win-win outcome in beefing up South-South cooperation.

At the working breakfast with U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, together with his counterparts from the other four permanent members of the U.N. Security Council, Yang said that Britain, China, France, Russia and the United States bear special responsibilities in maintaining world peace and security and that having constructive cooperation among the five and strengthening communication and coordination with the U.N. secretary-general can help the Security Council to better discharge its duties as enshrined in the U.N. Charter.

Ban and the five foreign ministers discussed South Ossetia, Darfur and the Iranian nuclear issue.