I welcome the presence here today of President José Ramos-Horta. His briefing was very encouraging. I also thank Special Representative of the Secretary- General Haq for her briefing and her work.
Since the Council’s review of the United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste (UNMIT) late last y…
First, I wish to thank the Under-Secretary-General, Ms. O’Brien, and the Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Mr. Fedotov, for their briefings.
The root cause of the Somali piracy issue is on land, and therefore it should be treated in terms of both symptoms and root …
I thank Togo for the initiative to convene this open debate on the impact of transnational organized crime on peace, security and stability in West Africa and the Sahel region. I welcome His Excellency President Gnassingbé presiding over today’s meeting. I also thank Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon an…
The Chinese Government consistently pursues an independent foreign policy of peace and is committed to upholding regional and world peace and stability. China has followed closely developments in the situation in Syria and is deeply worried about the escalating crisis there, which has caused civilia…
China has carefully studied the report (A/HRC/S-18/2) of the eighteenth special session of the Human Rights Council and listened attentively to the briefing by Mrs. Pillay. China has consistently maintained that constructive dialogue and cooperation is the only way to promote and protect human right…
I wish to thank Mr. Gilmore, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade of Ireland, for his briefing on behalf of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE).
The OSCE is an important organization for the maintenance of international peace and security in Eu…
I would like to thank Assistant Secretary-General Edmond Mulet for his briefing. I also listened carefully to the statements of Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremić of Serbia and Mr. Enver Hoxhaj of Kosovo.
In recent times, various parties have made efforts to ease the tension in northern Kosovo. However, …
The Security Council has just voted on the draft resolution on Syria (S/2012/77), and China voted against it.
China has, all along, followed closely the developments in Syria. We call on all parties in Syria to stop the violence and in particular to avoid casualties among innocent civilians, to res…
I welcome to our meeting His Excellency Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jabr Al-Thani, Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Qatar, the Secretary- General of the League of Arab States, and the Ambassador of Syria. I welcome their briefings to the Council.
Syria is an important country in t…
I would like to thank Under-Secretary-General Pascoe for his briefing.
The Libyan conflict has had a serious impact on the political, security, economic and humanitarian situation in the Sahel region. The large-scale return of foreign nationals has created heavy economic and social burdens for the …
I welcome His Excellency Mr. Ebrahim, the Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of South Africa, and thank him for presiding over today’s open debate. I also thank Assistant Secretary-General Fernandez-Taranco for his briefing. I have listened attentively to the statements delivered by the observer of…
I should like at the outset to thank the Secretary- General, Mr. Ban Ki-moon, for his briefing. On the question of justice and the rule of law, I should like to emphasize the following points.
First, the Charter of the United Nations and the fundamental principles of international law enshrined the…
China appreciates the initiative of South Africa to hold
today’s high-level meeting on the United Nations- African Union (AU) partnership. We are convinced that this meeting will further strengthen the strategic partnership between the United Nations and the AU, build consensus and bolster efforts …
I welcome you here today, Madam President, to preside over this meeting. I would like to thank Under- Secretary-General Lynn Pascoe; African Union Commissioner for Peace and Security Ramtane Lamamra; His Excellency Mr. Moses Wetangula, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Kenya; and His Excellency Mr. Cr…
I would like to thank the Permanent Representative of Colombia for his briefing on the work of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1737 (2006) during the past 90 days, and to voice my appreciation for the large amount of work accomplished by the Committee under his lead…
I would like to thank Under-Secretary-General Ladsous for his briefing and to welcome Deputy Foreign Minister Ludin to our meeting. I would also like to thank Mr. De Mistura for his briefing.
The Bonn Conference on 5 December was a significant international event in Afghanistan’s current period of …
I wish first to welcome the report of the Secretary-General under agenda item 123 (b) (A/66/506*). The lingering effects of the international financial crisis and such acute global challenges as food and energy security and climate change have brought into sharp focus the structural problems of the …
The Chinese delegation thanks the Secretary-General for his report submitted under this agenda item (A/66/345).
China endorses the statement made by the representative of Argentina on behalf of the Group of 77 and China.
In recent years, due to global issues such as the economic, food and energy c…
I would first like to thank the President and Prosecutor of the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY), Judge Meron and Mr. Brammertz, as well as the President and Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), Judge Khan and Mr. Jallow, for their briefings. I …
Matters related to oceans and the law of the sea have been receiving increased attention from the international community, while the implementation of the provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) has made steady progress. International cooperation and interaction on…
