中国外交部批比利时与智利合并申办海洋公约秘书处：列六个「不符合」，称厦门申办已获多数缔约国支持
中国外交部发言人毛宁11月12日在北京主持例行记者会，就《海洋生物多样性协定》秘书处选址答记者问时表示，比利时和智利于11月6日宣布合并申办该秘书处，在未同广大缔约方协商的情况下，公开表示拟将秘书处设在智利 Valparaíso、将信息交换机制设在比利时 Brussels，并将 Brussels 作为附属机构会议举办地，中方对此提出批评。
毛宁介绍，今年以来，中国提名厦门申办《海洋生物多样性协定》秘书处，短时间内获得《协定》多数缔约国支持。她指出，秘书处选址、信息交换机制的具体设立与运作模式以及附属机构会议举办地，按《协定》均应由缔约方大会作出决定。
毛宁列出比智方案的六个「不符合」：一是不符合协定规定，私下处置本应由缔约方大会集体决策的事项；二是不符合程序正义，将秘书处选址与信息交换机制建设两个议题捆绑；三是不符合国际惯例，秘书处与信息交换机制跨洋分设将增加运行成本；四是不符合地域均衡，世界主要国际机构绝大多数设在欧洲、迄今无一个设在亚洲；五是不符合公平竞争，将申办政治化、阵营化；六是不符合承诺初心，智利原本代表全球南方申办，现却不承担秘书处的实质功能。
毛宁表示，《协定》的通过和生效是多边主义的胜利，中国作为《协定》首批签署国、缔约国和最大会费国，有意愿、有能力、有信心为秘书处运作提供支持，已经做好充分准备，并呼吁国际社会选择最有利于秘书处高效运作的地点设立秘书处。（来源：中国外交部）
China Criticizes Belgium-Chile Joint Bid for Ocean Treaty Secretariat, Citing Six Inconsistencies
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning, speaking at a regular press conference in Beijing on November 12, criticized a joint bid by Belgium and Chile to host the secretariat of the Agreement on Marine Biological Diversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ). Belgium and Chile announced on November 6 that they would merge their bids, proposing to place the secretariat in Valparaíso, Chile, the clearing-house mechanism in Brussels, Belgium, and to hold meetings of the subsidiary bodies in Brussels, without consulting the wider parties to the agreement.
Mao said China had nominated Xiamen to host the BBNJ secretariat earlier this year and had gained the support of a majority of the agreement's parties within a short time. Under the agreement, she noted, the location of the secretariat, the establishment and operation of the clearing-house mechanism, and the venue for subsidiary-body meetings are all matters for the Conference of the Parties to decide.
Mao listed six respects in which the Belgium-Chile plan falls short: it is inconsistent with the agreement's provisions, deciding collectively reserved matters through a private arrangement; inconsistent with procedural fairness, bundling the secretariat location and the clearing-house into one package; inconsistent with international practice, since splitting the secretariat and the clearing-house across oceans would raise operating costs; inconsistent with regional balance, as most major international institutions are in Europe and none is in Asia; inconsistent with fair competition, politicizing the bid; and inconsistent with the original commitment, as Chile, which had bid on behalf of the Global South, would not host the secretariat's substantive functions.
Mao said the agreement's adoption and entry into force were a victory for multilateralism, and that China, as one of the first signatories and parties to the agreement and its largest contributor of assessed dues, is willing and able to support the secretariat's operation and is fully prepared to do so. She called on the international community to choose the location that best serves the secretariat's efficient operation. (Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China)
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