Published: 12:28, May 30, 2025 | Updated: 18:13, May 30, 2025
Signing ceremony on IOMed launching
By Wang Zhan
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (seventh right), Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region John Lee Ka-chiu (sixth right), and other guests pose for a group photo, during the signing ceremony of the Convention on the Establishment of the International Organization for Mediation, in Hong Kong, May 30, 2025. (ADAM LAM / CHINA DAILY)
A signing ceremony was held on Friday for the Convention on the Establishment of the International Organization for Mediation (IOMed) in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu, and senior representatives from 60 countries and regions and 20 global organizations attended the event, marking the establishment of the world's first intergovernmental legal organization dedicated to resolving international disputes through mediation.
In 2022, China, along with nearly 20 other countries, initiated the establishment of the IOMed.
Speaking at the ceremony, Lee said the organization will provide a pathway for countries to resolve international disputes based on mutual respect and understanding, which is "increasingly important amid mounting geopolitical tensions".
A global forum on international mediation was scheduled to be held later in the day, with the speakers set to discuss topics such as the mediation of disputes among countries and the mediation of international investment and commercial disputes.
China Daily's Adam Lam took the photos.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi attends the signing ceremony of the Convention on the Establishment of the International Organization for Mediation, in Hong Kong, May 30, 2025. (ADAM LAM / CHINA DAILY)HKSAR Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu speaks during the signing ceremony of the Convention on the Establishment of the International Organization for Mediation, in Hong Kong, May 30, 2025. (ADAM LAM / CHINA DAILY)The Global Forum on International Mediation is underway, in Hong Kong, May 30, 2025. (ADAM LAM / CHINA DAILY)Secretary for Justice Paul Lam Ting-kwok delivers his speech during the Global Forum on International Mediation, in Hong Kong, May 30, 2025. (ADAM LAM / CHINA DAILY)Secretary for Justice Paul Lam Ting-kwok (right) poses with a Cambodian representative after signing a memorandum of understanding, during the Global Forum on International Mediation, in Hong Kong, May 30, 2025. (ADAM LAM / CHINA DAILY)Anna Joubin-Bret, secretary of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law, speaks to the media in Hong Kong, May 30, 2025. (ADAM LAM / CHINA DAILY)Amon Murwira, Zimbabwe's minister for foreign affairs and international trade, speaks to the media in Hong Kong, May 30, 2025. (ADAM LAM / CHINA DAILY)
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