I would like to thank Assistant Secretary-General Fernandez- Taranco for his briefing.
China is deeply worried about the recent escalation of the situation in Ukraine. We hope that the relevant parties will remain calm, exercise restraint and avoid any further deterioration of the situation.
Settl…
The Chinese delegation wishes to thank the President for holding today’s meeting. China also wishes to thank the Permanent Representative of Croatia, Ambassador Drobnjak, for introducing the report of the Peacebuilding Commission on its seventh session (A/68/729), and commends the Permanent Represen…
I would like to thank Mr. Toyberg-Frandzen, Executive Representative of the Secretary-General, and Ambassador Rishchynski for their briefings. I also welcome the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Sierra Leone to our meeting today.
Currently, the overall security situation in Sierra Leone is stable. I…
I would like to thank Special Representative of the Secretary- General Honoré for her briefing. China appreciates the vigorous efforts of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) and, in particular, those of Ms. Honoré herself in maintaining peace and stability in Haiti.
In the …
I would like to thank Ambassador Quinlan for his briefing and commend him for the enormous efforts he has made to push forward the work of the Security Council
Committee established pursuant to resolution 1737 (2006) .
China has always attached great importance to the work of the Committee and sta…
I would like to thank Deputy Secretary-General Eliasson and Assistant Secretary-General Šimonović for their respective briefings. China has been closely following developments in the situation in Ukraine.
The Security Council has repeatedly taken up the question of Ukraine. China has explicitly sta…
I would like to thank Luxembourg for its initiative in convening this open meeting on post-conflict peacebuilding. I thank Mr. Eliasson, Deputy Secretary-General, Ambassador Patriota, Chairperson of the Peacebuilding Commission, and Ms. Clark, Administrator of the United Nations Development Programm…
The Chinese delegation voted In favour of resolution 2146 (2014), just adopted by the Council.
China is deeply concerned about the illegal export of Libyan oil. We support the efforts of the Libyan Government in safeguarding and maintaining national economic sovereignty and we hope that resolution …
I would like to thank Special Representative of the Secretary- General Ján Kubiš for his briefing and the Permanent Representative of Afghanistan, Mr. Tanin, for his statement.
This year represents a crucial year of transition for Afghanistan, during which it will undergo a three-pronged transition…
The current situation in Ukraine is highly complex and sensitive and has regional and international repercussions. The international community should together engage in pushing through a political solution to the crisis in Ukraine so as to truly maintain peace and stability in the region. What we ar…
I would like to thank Under-Secretary-General Feltman for his briefing. China has been closely following developments in the situation on the ground in Ukraine, which remains highly complex and sensitive as we speak. The situation in Ukraine today is the result of a complex
interlinkage among histo…
The Chinese delegation welcomes the initiative taken by Luxembourg to convene today’s meeting. I would like to welcome the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Luxembourg, His Excellency Mr. Asselborn, who has come to New York to preside over our meeting. I would like to thank Secretary-General Ban Ki-mo…
China is deeply concerned about the current situation in Ukraine. We condemn the recent extreme and violent acts in that country. We have urged all sides in Ukraine to peacefully resolve their internal differences within a legal framework and conscientiously to protect the legitimate rights and inte…
China appreciates Lithuania’s initiative in organizing this briefing on the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and would like to thank Mr. Burkhalter, President of the Swiss Confederation and Chairperson-in-Office of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, fo…
Over the past three years, the Syrian conflict has continued to escalate, causing heavy casualties and serious loss of property, as well as the displacement of millions of civilians. China is seriously concerned at the ever-worsening humanitarian situation in Syria and sympathizes with the Syrian pe…
China commends Lithuania for its initiative in convening this open debate on the rule of law. We welcome Mr. Linkevičius, Lithuania’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, to preside over today’s meeting. We listened carefully to the briefing by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.
Building the rule of law is es…
China welcomes the Lithuanian initiative to convene this meeting on cooperation between the United Nations and the European Union in maintaining international peace and security. China welcomes Foreign Minister
Linkevičius presiding over today’s meeting. We thank Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and B…
China appreciates the Lithuanian initiative to hold an open debate on the protection of civilians in armed conflict. I wish to thank the High Commissioner for Human Rights Pillay, Under-Secretary-General Ladsous and
Under-Secretary-General Amos for their briefings. China also listened carefully to …
I wish to thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Farid Zarif for his briefing. I welcome the presence of His Excellency Prime Minister Ivica Dačić of Serbia at this meeting and thank him for his statement. I also listened carefully to the statement of Mr. Hashim Thaçi.
We respect the…
The Charter of the United Nations entrusts the Security Council with the primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security. This Chamber is a symbol of the victory of the peoples of the world against fascist wars of aggression and a symbol of justice conquering evil. The…