I would like to thank Mr. Valentin Inzko, High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina, for his briefing.
At the moment, the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina is generally calm. China commends the progress made by Bosnia and Herzegovina in safeguarding peace, achieving national reconciliation, …
I would like to thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Zarif for his briefing. I welcome the presence of His Excellency Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremić of Serbia at today’s meeting. I also listened carefully to the statement of Mr. Hoxhaj of Kosovo.
Although the current situation in Kos…
I would like to thank Ambassadors Wittig, Hardeep Singh Puri and Sangqu for their briefings. I also wish to express my appreciation for their leadership as the Chairs of the Committees established pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999) and 1989 (2011) concerning Al-Qaida and associated individuals and …
I congratulate Azerbaijan on assuming the presidency of the Security Council for the month of May. I appreciate Azerbaijan’s initiative in convening this high-level briefing on counter-terrorism. I welcome President Aliyev’s leadership of today’s meeting.
This year marks the twentieth anniversary o…
China has followed closely the situation in the Sudan
and South Sudan, and has been deeply concerned over the recent deterioration of relations between the two countries. We hope that both countries will remain on the path of peace, put an immediate end to all hostilities and violence, fully respec…
I wish to thank Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for his briefing.
With increasing globalization, the links and exchanges among countries have grown ever closer as the global movement of materials and people accelerates. At the same time, the problem of illicit cross-border trafficking and movement, e…
I would like to thank Under-Secretary-General Lynn Pascoe for his briefing. I have also listened carefully to the statements made by the Permanent Observer of Palestine and the representative of Israel.
The situation in the Middle East remains complex and fragile. The peace process is still at an i…
China was a sponsor of resolution 2043 (2012), which we have just adopted. China has always maintained that Syria’s independence, sovereignty, unity and territorial integrity — as well as the choice and will of the Syrian people — should be respected. We have always supported and are actively commit…
I would like to thank Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for his briefing. I would also like to thank you, Madam President, for your efforts in convening this meeting. Continuing to promote international nuclear non-proliferation, nuclear disarmament and nuclear security is of great significance to the m…
China consistently maintains that the independence, sovereignty, unity and territorial integrity of Syria and the choice and will of the Syrian people should be respected. The Syrian crisis should be resolved in a just, peaceful and proper manner through political dialogue. We urge all parties, incl…
I would like to thank the Permanent Representative of Colombia for his briefing on the work of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1737 (2006) over the past 90 days. I commend his efforts in advancing the work of the Committee. I hope that the Committee will continue to carry out its ma…
I wish to thank Special Representative of the Secretary- General Ján Kubiš for his briefing. I also wish to thank Mr. Tanin, Permanent Representative of Afghanistan, for his statement.
Currently, peacebuilding in Afghanistan is at a crucial juncture. As decided by the international Conference on Af…
I thank Ambassador Gasana for his introduction of the report of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) on its fifth session (A/66/675). We also welcome the report of the Secretary-General on the Peacebuilding Fund (PBF) (A/66/659).
As the first agency of the United Nations system dedicated to coordinat…
China welcomes the presence of Mr. William Hague, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs of the United Kingdom, to preside over today’s
meeting. I also wish to thank Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for his statement.
The situation in the Middle East is undergoing unprecedented chang…
I wish to thank Special Representative of the Secretary- General Mariano Fernández for his briefing.
With support and help from the international community, Haiti has recently been actively carrying out post-disaster reconstruction, taking forward the political process, scaling up its national secu…
On behalf of the Chinese delegation, I should like to welcome the Prime Minister of Libya to today’s meeting and to thank him for his statement.
I wish to make two points. First, the Libyan conflict led to the massive return of people to their homelands and to the proliferation of weapons, impactin…
I wish to thank the United Kingdom for taking the initiative to convene this open debate on the situation in Somalia. I also wish to welcome Mr. Bellingham, Under Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs of the United Kingdom, for chairing today’s meeting. I wish to thank the Secretar…
I thank Togo for arranging this thematic debate of the Council on the question of piracy in the Gulf of Guinea. I also thank Under-Secretary-General Pascoe; the Director of Political Affairs of the Economic
Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Mr. Musah; and the Deputy Executive Secretary of …
China supports the adoption of resolution 66/254, entitled “Intergovernmental process of the General Assembly on strengthening and enhancing the effective functioning of the human rights treaty body system. China wishes to reiterate its views on reforming the human rights treaty bodies as follows.
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I wish to thank Togo for convening this open debate. I welcome the presence of His Excellency the Foreign Minister of Togo to preside over this meeting. I would also like to thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Wallström, Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Ladsous a…