I thank the Secretary-General for his report (A/68/841) and the information contained therein. I would also like to take this opportunity to express my appreciation to the
facilitator, the Permanent Representative of Turkey, for his work.
China strongly condemns the recent kidnapping that took pla…
The Chinese delegation appreciates the Russian initiative
to convene today’s open debate. I thank Secretary- General Ban Ki-moon for his briefing.
United Nations peacekeeping operations, as an important United Nations tool in the maintenance of international peace and security for over six decades…
I would first like to thank Presidents Meron and Joensen and Prosecutors Brammertz and Jallow for their respective briefings on the work of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY), the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) and the International Residual Mecha…
I would like to thank Ambassador Murmokaitė, Ambassador Oh Joon and Ambassador Quinlan for their briefings. China appreciates the work of the three Committees under the leadership of those three representatives.
I would like to focus my statement on the question of anti-terrorism. Terrorism is the …
I would like to thank Under-Secretary-General Jeffrey Feltman for his briefing.
China has taken note of the presidential election held in Ukraine on 25 May and respects the choice made by the people of Ukraine. At present, he continuing problems and occasional outbreaks of armed conflict and violen…
I thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Kosovo, Mr. Farid Zarif, for his briefing. I welcome the presence of the President of Serbia, His Excellency Mr. Tomislav Nikolić, in today’s meeting and his statement. I also listened carefully to the statement made by Ms. Atifete Jahj…
China welcomes the convening by the President of the General Assembly of this high-level meeting on the them “Achieving poverty eradication through full employment and decent work for all in the post-2015 development agenda”.
China aligns itself with the statement made by the representative of the …
For over three years, the escalation of the conflict in Syria has inflicted deep suffering on the Syrian people and posed a serious challenge to the countries of the region and the international community. China has always maintained that all parties in Syria should respect human rights and internat…
I thank High Representative Inzko for his briefing.
China welcomes the positive progress achieved by Bosnia and Herzegovina in enhancing national reconciliation, promoting economic development and building and strengthening the rule of law. Meanwhile, we note that Bosnia and Herzegovina continues t…
I thank Ms. Bensouda for her briefing.
At present, the National Assembly and interim Government are committed to Libya’s political transition and economic reconstruction, where progress has been registered. The recent successful election put in place the new Prime Minister of the interim Governmen…
I would like to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Moussa, for his briefing.
The general situation in the Central African region has recently been mixed. While China welcomes the clear improvement in the Great Lakes region and the progress in regional integration, the si…
China appreciates the Korean initiative to convene this public debate commemorating the tenth anniversary of
resolution 1540 (2004). China also welcomes Foreign Minister Yun to preside over today’s meeting of the Council. I also thank Deputy Secretary-General Eliasson for his briefing.
As the firs…
I wish to congratulate the Republic of Korea on its assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month and to express appreciation to the Ambassador of Nigeria and her team for their outstanding leadership of the work of the Council last month. I also wish to thank Under-Secretary-G…
I too would like to thank United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Pillay and Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on the Prevention of Genocide Dieng for their briefings.
The bloody conflict triggered by the political strife in South Sudan has lasted for almost five months and caused …
I thank you, Madam President, for presiding over today’s open debate. I also thank Mr. Serry, Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Serry for his briefing. China has listened attentively to the statements made by the observer of Palestine representative of Israel.
The question of Pa…
I wish to thank Under-Secretary-General Feltman for his briefing.
The crisis in Ukraine is the result of a complex fabric of historical and contemporary factors. A political solution is the only way to end the crisis. To tackle the crisis at its roots, both the current situation and the historical …
China commends Nigeria’s initiative in convening this open debate on security sector reform (SSR), and welcomes you, Mr. President, as you preside over today’s meeting. I am also grateful to Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for his briefing.
The maintenance of international peace and security is one o…
The Chinese delegation wishes to thank Nigeria for the initiative of organizing today’s open debate. I wish to thank Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Special Representative Bangura for their briefings. We also listened carefully to the statement just made by the representative of the non-government…
The Chinese delegation thanks the Nigerian presidency for convening this meeting. I thank Deputy Secretary- General Eliasson for his briefing. I also listened attentively to Mr. Keating’s statement.
Twenty years ago, the people of Rwanda were subjected to unprecedented carnage in which hundreds of …
I thank Assistant Secretary-General Šimonović for his briefing. China is deeply concerned about the recent escalation of the situation in Ukraine. We hope that all parties can remain calm, exercise restraint and prevent a further deterioration of the situation. The priority now is to work within the…
