China would like to exercise its right of reply in regard to the statement made by the representative of the Philippines.
China’s claim over the sovereignty of islands is based on an adequate historical and legal foundation. The illegal occupation and invasion of some islands and reefs and Nansha I…
China supports and greatly appreciates Russia’s initiative to convene this open debate of the Security Council at the ministerial level. Resolving the conflicts in the Middle East and eliminating the threat posed by terrorism are essential to world peace and part of the responsibilities of the Secur…
Mr. President, I wish to thank you for convening today’s debate on the situation in Afghanistan. We also wish to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary- General, Mr. Nicholas Haysom, for his briefing, and the Executive Director of United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), Mr. Yury…
I would like to start by thanking Ambassador Oyarzun Marchesi for his briefing and by expressing my appreciation for his efforts and those of his team to promote the work of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1737 (2006).
China has always believed that sanctions are n…
The General Assembly has just adopted a technical roll- over decision to move forward the question of the
reform of the Security Council for consideration at the next session of the General Assembly. Since intergovernmental negotiations started in 2009, the General Assembly has adopted similar deci…
China welcomes the adoption by the General Assembly today of resolution 69/315 transmitting the draft outcome document on the post-2015 development agenda to the United Nations summit for its consideration and adoption.
As an agenda to guide international cooperation for development for the next 15…
China appreciates the important roles that New Zealand and Nigeria played during their presidencies of the Security Council in July and August, respectively.
With regard to the work of the Security Council, I would like to focus on three points.
First, on South Sudan, thanks to joint efforts by al…
I would like to thank Special Representative of the Secretary- General Zarif for his briefing. I welcome the presence of His Excellency Mr. Dačić, First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Serbia, to attend today’s meeting. China also listened carefully to the statement made by…
China appreciates Nigeria’s initiative to convene this meeting on security sector reform (SSR). I would like to thank Assistant Secretary-General Titov, Special Representative of the Secretary-General Bangura and Assistant Administrator Nakamitsu for their respective briefings.
Security sector refo…
China appreciates Nigeria’s initiative to convene today’s open debate on regional organizations and contemporary challenges of global security. I thank Secretary- General Ban Ki-moon for his presence at this meeting, and listened carefully to his briefing.
The United Nations is at the heart of the …
China appreciates Nigeria’s initiative to convene today’s meeting on Ebola. I thank Dr. Margaret Chan, Director- General of the World Health Organization (WHO), and Dr. David Nabarro, Special Envoy of the Secretary- General on Ebola, for their briefings. I listened carefully to the statements made b…
China welcomes the Council’s unanimous adoption of resolution 2235 (2015). China’s position on chemical weapons is clear and consistent. We resolutely
oppose the use of chemical weapons by anyone in any circumstance. We express our concern over the use in Syria of chlorine gas as a weapon, as verif…
China welcomes the initiative of New Zealand to hold this open debate on the security and peace challenges facing small island developing States (SIDS). China welcomes Foreign Minister McCully to New York to personally preside over the meeting. I am grateful to Prime Minister Malielegaoi, Prime Mini…
A year ago, Malaysia Airlines Flight MH-17 crashed in eastern Ukraine, killing all 298 people aboard. China is deeply saddened by that tragedy and wishes once again to express its sympathy to the bereaved families of the victims and to the countries concerned. We support, in accordance with resoluti…
China appreciates the convening by New Zealand of this open debate on the question of the Middle East. China welcomes the fact that the Minister for Foreign Affairs of New Zealand has travelled to New York to personally preside over the meeting. I thank Special Coordinator Mladenov for his briefing.…
A few minutes ago, the Security Council unanimously adopted resolution 2231 (2015), on the Iranian nuclear issue, endorsing the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action reached on that matter by the P-5+1 — China, France, the Russian Federation, Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States of America…
I would like to thank Deputy Secretary-General Eliasson and High Commissioner for Human Rights Al Hussein for their briefings.
In recent years, thanks to the joint efforts of the Government and people of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the situation there has remained stable overall. The economy is growing…
Currently, Security Council members still have grave concerns about the draft resolution to commemorate the Srebrenica event (S/2015/508). To force a vote on a draft resolution on which major differences still remain is not in conformity with national reconciliation within Bosnia and Herzegovina and…
China wishes to express its appreciation for Malaysia’s leadership as Council President for the month of June. I would like to thank you and your team, Mr. President, for your effective work. I believe that under the leadership of the incoming President, New Zealand, our work will also have positive…
China listened carefully to Prosecutor Bensouda’s briefing. The major problems in Darfur recently have been the slow progress of the political process, the refusal of some rebel groups to join the peace process and the continuing use of violence to undermine the region’s peace and stability. We welc…
