I also wish to thank Executive Director Fedotov for his briefing. Drug trafficking and transnational organized crime seriously endanger the economic development and social order of all countries and constitute a common challenge facing the international community. The United Nations Office on Drugs …
I thank Ambassador Osorio for his briefing on the work of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1737 (2006) over the past 90 days. Under his outstanding leadership, the work of the Committee has been proceeding in a balanced and orderly way. China expresses its appreciation for this and a…
I wish to start by thanking Ms. Patricia O’Brien, Under- Secretary-General for Legal Affairs and United Nations Legal Counsel, for her briefing. We have noted that there has indeed been some positive progress on bringing Somali pirates to justice, as evidenced by the increased number of prosecutions…
Let me begin by thanking Mr. Zachary Muburi-Muita, Special Representative of the Secretary-General to the African Union, for his briefing. I appreciate his hard work in promoting cooperation between the United Nations and the African Union. I wish to take this opportunity to make four comments.
The…
I would like to thank President Mbeki and the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Menkerios, for their briefings. We also listened attentively to the statements made by Ambassador Osman and Mr. Gatkuoth.
I wish to emphasize several points. First, we welcome the agreement signed bet…
It is my pleasure to attend the United Nations High-level Meeting on HIV/AIDS on behalf of the Chinese Government. I wish to pay tribute to the United Nations for its efforts in global AIDS prevention and control.
Attaining the development goals set forth in the Millennium Declaration (resolution 5…
China voted in favour of resolution 1984 (2011), which extends the mandate of the Panel of Experts of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1737 (2006). As a component of the Council’s Iranian sanctions regime, the Panel shall work in strict accordance with the mandate established by reso…
I would like to thank Gabon for its initiative in organizing today’s meeting, and to welcome President Bongo Ondimba in coming to preside over it. I also wish to thank Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the Executive Director of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), Mr. Michel Sidi…
I wish at the outset to congratulate you, Sir, on your
assumption of the presidency of the Council for this month. I should like to thank Presidents Robinson and Khan, and Prosecutors Brammertz and Jallow, for their briefings. I wish also to take this opportunity to congratulate Judge Khan in parti…
The Chinese delegation would like to thank France for its initiative to hold this meeting on the Democratic Republic of the Congo. We thank Secretary General Sellal for making a special trip to host today’s meeting. We also welcome Mr. Tshibanda, Minister for International and Regional Cooperation o…
I thank Ambassadors Wittig, Puri and Sangqu for their briefings.
The Committee established pursuant to resolution 1267 (1999) has recently made notable progress in the comprehensive implementation of resolution 1904 (2009). In June, the Council shall adopt a draft resolution renewing sanctions agai…
I wish to thank Mr. Jean-Marie Guéhenno, Chair of the Senior Advisory Group, and Under-Secretary-General Susana Malcorra for their briefings, as well as Ambassador Gasana for his comments.
Post-conflict peacebuilding is an important part of the United Nations work that is of great significance not …
I wish to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary- General, Mr. Zannier, for his briefing. We welcome the presence of the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Serbia, Mr. Jeremić, and also listened attentively to the statement made by Mr. Enver Hoxhaj.
While at present the overall situation in…
I wish to thank the French delegation for having convened this open debate. I also wish to thank Under- Secretaries-General Amos and Le Roy and Assistant Secretary-General Šimonović for their statements.
China is deeply concerned about the safety of civilian lives and property during armed conflict…
I would like to thank High Representative Inzko for his
briefing. China welcomes the progress made in Bosnia and Herzegovina in such fields as security sector reform, enhancing the rule of law and economic recovery. We hope that all ethnic groups in Bosnia and Herzegovina will proceed on the basis …
I, too, would like to thank Mr. Moreno-Ocampo for his briefing.
The Chinese position on the International Criminal Court remains unchanged. We attach great importance to combating impunity and achieving justice. China has always believed that the pursuit of justice should be premised on the core va…
I thank Under-Secretary-General Lynn Pascoe for his briefing.
China is closely following the unfolding situation in Syria. Syria is an important country in the Middle East. We hope that the various parties there will resolve their differences through political dialogue and address the current crisi…
I would like to thank Under-Secretary-General Pascoe for his briefing. I, too, have listened carefully to the statements made by the Permanent Observer of Palestine and the representative of Israel. China has always advocated for the settlement of the Israeli- Palestinian conflict by political diplo…
On behalf of the Chinese delegation, I should like to welcome the convening of this special meeting of the General Assembly to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of human space flight.
On 12 April 1961, astronaut Yuri Gagarin of the former Soviet Union made the first space flight on Vostok-1, thu…
I appreciate Colombia’s initiative to hold this open debate on the question of Haiti. I would also like to thank President Santos Calderón for his presence today to preside over this meeting. I also listened carefully to the statements made by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, Special Envoy of the Secr…
