President, 

I thank Assistant Secretary-General Miroslav Jenča for his briefing. I welcome the high-level representatives of Estonia and other relevant countries to today's meeting. 

The airspace incident discussed by the Security Council today and the drone incident discussed a few days ago are both spillover effects of the Ukraine Crisis. They reflect the lack of mutual trust and growing suspicions among relevant parties, and illustrate the complex and sensitive nature of the current European security situation. As long as the Ukraine Crisis remains unresolved and the war continues, similar incidents are likely to recur. Therefore, the urgent, imperative and fundamental solution is to realize the political resolution to the Ukraine crisis as soon as possible, and to build a balanced, effective and sustainable European security architecture.

Regarding the Ukraine Crisis, we have fully elaborated our position on multiple occasions at the Security Council before. Tomorrow the Security Council will hold a high-level meeting on the Ukraine issue, at which China will explain our position again. I will not go into details today.

Regarding the airspace incident, China urges the parties concerned to remain calm and exercise restraint, clarify facts and dispel doubts through dialogue and communication, avoid misunderstandings and misjudgments, and prevent the situation from expanding or escalating. We always maintain that countries should follow the purposes and principles of the UN Charter in handling international relations. 

Thank you, President.