At the outset, Mr. President, I would like to congratulate Morocco on assuming the presidency of the Council for this month. I believe that under your leadership our work this month will be very fruitful. I also wish to take this opportunity to express my appreciation and congratulations to Ambassad…
I would like to thank Deputy Secretary-General Eliasson for attending today’s meeting and for his statement. I have listened carefully to the briefings by Ms. Bachelet, Executive Director of UN-Women; Under-Secretary- General for Peacekeeping Operations Ladsous; and Ms. Diop, President of Femmes Afr…
China thanks the Permanent Representative of the Sudan for his introduction, earlier today, of resolution 67/19, on Palestine’s status in the United Nations, of which China was a sponsor. China also welcomes the presence of President Abbas and his important statement at today’s meeting.
The resolut…
I am grateful for the statements made by Special Representative Zarif and the Minister for Foreign
Affairs of Serbia, Mr. Ivan Mrkić. I also listened carefully to the statement by Mr. Hoxhaj.
The situation in Kosovo remains calm, but it is a calm shadowed by sensitivity and fragility. In particula…
China endorses the statement made earlier this morning by the representative of Tajikistan on behalf of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. China welcomes the report of the Secretary-General on the situation in Afghanistan (A/67/354). China also hopes that the relevant draft resolution (A/67/L.16…
I welcome India’s initiative in convening today’s meeting on the working methods of the Security Council. Today’s meeting — the fifth open debate convened by the Council on this issue — fully reflects the importance the Council has attached to the issue of improving its working methods and shows the…
I would like to thank India for taking the initiative to hold today’s open debate on piracy. I wish also to thank Deputy Secretary-General Eliasson for his briefing.
Piracy is a common scourge facing the international community. Over recent years, pirates have carried out rampant activities off th…
I thank the representative of India for presenting the annual report of the Security Council (A/67/2) to the General Assembly on behalf of the Council (see A/67/PV.38). I would also like to thank the delegation of Colombia and the Secretariat for preparing the report.
In the reporting period, the C…
I would like to thank you, Mr. President, and Ambassadors Sangqu and Wittig, for the respective briefings. I also commend your leadership as Chair of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004) and the Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee.
During the latest reporting period, the Counter- T…
I thank the High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Mr. Valentin Inzko, for his briefing. Recently, Bosnia and Herzegovina has made progress in the fields of national reconciliation, economic development and the rule of law. The situation of the country as a whole has remained stable. China …
I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for organizing today’s debate. I listened carefully to the briefing of Ambassador Sangqu of South Africa on the Security Council’s visit to Timor-Leste. I also wish to thank Acting Special Representative of the Secretary-General Reske-Nielsen for his briefin…
I listened attentively to the briefing by Ms. Bensouda. The new Government of Libya has been established, signifying a new step in Libya’s political transition process, which China welcomes. The formation of the new Government has paved the way for the general election next year. It is a positive in…
The Chinese delegation welcomes the report of Mr. Yukiya Amano, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, on the work of the Agency (see A/67/152).
Over the past year, the IAEA has conscientiously performed its duties in accordance with its statutory mandate by maintaining a balan…
I thank the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Guatemala, Mr. Harold Caballeros, for presiding over today’s meeting. I thank Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, Judge Sang-Hyun Song, President of the International Criminal Court (ICC), and the representative of the Prosecutor, Mr. Phakiso Mochochoko, for th…
Facing the impact of the international financial crisis in recent years, African countries have made unremitting independent efforts to promote the integration process, strengthen international cooperation and maintain a steady momentum of stability and development and have made great strides in imp…
I would like to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Somalia, Mr. Augustine Mahiga, for his briefing.
The peace process has achieved historic progress in Somalia. The tasks specified by the road map have been basically accomplished. A new President has been elected, a new P…
I thank Under-Secretary-General Feltman for his briefing. I also listened carefully to the statements made by the representatives of Palestine and Israel.
China is deeply concerned about the long-standing stalemate in the Palestinian-Israeli peace talks and the economic and humanitarian difficultie…
At present, the international situation is undergoing complex and profound changes. Under the new situation, the international community expects the United Nations to play a greater role in safeguarding world peace, promoting common development and strengthening international cooperation. The Genera…
Let me begin by thanking President Fisher and Prosecutor Hollis for their respective briefings on the work of the Special Court for Sierra Leone. I would also like to thank the Deputy Minister for her statement.
We note that since 2009 the Special Court has continued to make substantive progress in…
The Chinese delegation welcomes Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s report on the work of the Organization (A/67/1).
Today, the world is undergoing important and profound changes. Multipolarity, economic globalization and the spread of information technology in society are all developing in depth. All …
