United Nations Secretary General Guterres issued a statement through a spokesman on the 3rd, welcoming the joint statement on preventing nuclear war and avoiding an arms race jointly issued by the leaders of the five nuclear weapon states of China, Russia, the United States, Britain and France. Guterres spokesman diyarik said in the statement that Guterres appreciated the five nuclear weapon states' recognition of the importance of abiding by bilateral and multilateral agreements and commitments on non-proliferation, disarmament and arms control, including nuclear disarmament obligations under the Treaty on the non proliferation of nuclear weapons. Guterres was encouraged by the commitment of the five nuclear weapon states to take measures to avoid nuclear war and looked forward to seeing specific details of future initiatives. The statement said that Guterres took this opportunity to reiterate his consistent position that the only way to eliminate the risk of nuclear war is the complete elimination of nuclear weapons. Guterres is willing to work with nuclear weapon states and all United Nations Member States to achieve this goal at an early date. The leaders of the five nuclear weapon states of China, Russia, the United States, Britain and France jointly issued the "joint statement on the prevention of nuclear war and the avoidance of an arms race" on the 3rd. Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Ma Zhaoxu said that this is the first time that the leaders of the five countries have issued a statement on the issue of nuclear weapons, which reflects the political will of the five countries to prevent nuclear war and a common voice to maintain global strategic stability and reduce the risk of nuclear conflict. Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman zaharova said on the 3rd that Russia hopes that this joint statement will help ease international tensions, curb the arms race, strengthen trust and lay a foundation for controlling offensive and defensive weapons and reducing risks in the future. (Xinhua News Agency)