The Chinese delegation wishes to thank the Peacebuilding Commission for its report on the work of its second session. We also wish to thank Secretary- General Ban Ki-moon for his report on the operation of the Peacebuilding Fund. We support the relevant conclusions and recommendations contained in t…
The Chinese delegation offers its congratulations on the successful convening of this meeting. It associates itself with the statement made by the representative of Antigua and Barbuda on behalf of the Group of 77 and China and would like to express its appreciation to Under-Secretary-General Diarra…
Thank you very much, Mr. President, for your heartwarming remarks. I am greatly honoured to be appointed as Permanent Representative of China to the United Nations. This provides me with an opportunity to work together with all my colleagues here. I understand that, in working in this Chamber, we ar…
The Chinese delegation thanks you, Sir, for convening this meeting at the request of the League of Arab States. I also welcome the participation of the representatives of Saudi Arabia, the Arab League, Palestine and Israel.
The convening of the Annapolis conference last November provided a valuable…
For China, this has been a special year. We experienced
two major events. One was the devastating earthquake in Wenchuan, which caused grave loss of life and property. In the face of the disaster, the Chinese people showed great strength, courage, solidarity and resilience. By now, the people affec…
I congratulate Burkina Faso on its assumption of the presidency of the Council for this month. I was pleased to see President Compaore presiding over today’s
meeting. I wish to welcome the Secretary-General, Mr. Ban Ki-moon, to this meeting and to thank him for his statement. I wish also to welcome…
The United Nations high-level meeting on Africa’s development needs held on 22 September evaluated the needs and challenges of African development. The Political Declaration (resolution 63/1) adopted at the meeting reflected the common will of all countries to enhance cooperation and help Africa ach…
I, too, wish to point out some problems with the Chinese version of draft resolution A/62/L.41/Rev.1.
First, with regard to the title of the draft resolution, the Chinese version, when translated back into English literally, is “Strengthening transparency in industries and business”. There is a sim…
At the outset, I should like to thank the Chairman of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1737 (2006) for his briefing on the work of the Committee and to express our appreciation to Ambassador Grauls for presiding over that work.
Since December 2006, the Security Coun…
First of all, I would like to thank Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for his statement. I also wish to thank the Secretariat for its strong support for the day-to-day work of the Security Council. We would also like to thank Costa Rica and the other members of the group of five small nations for their …
First of all, I welcome the representative of Georgia to this meeting. The current situation in South Ossetia, Georgia, is deeply worrisome. China is gravely concerned about the military conflict and about the escalation of the conflict in the region. The first imperative is to cease hostilities and…
China listened carefully to the statements made by Ambassador Alasania of Georgia and Ambassador Churkin of the Russian Federation. The current situation in South Ossetia, Georgia, is very worrisome. China is gravely concerned about the military conflict in the region. It is urgent that the parties …
I wish at the outset, Sir, to congratulate you on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month. Also, we appreciate the outstanding
contribution made by the delegation of Viet Nam last month.
We thank Under-Secretary-General Pascoe for his briefing, and we welcome the b…
The Security Council has just adopted a resolution on the extension of the mandate of the African Union- United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID). It is an important resolution. Its adoption has provided the basic guarantee for the successful implementation of the mandate of the largest in…
China wishes to thank the Secretary-General for his latest report on the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) (S/2008/458). We would like to thank the new Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Lamberto Zannier, for his briefing. We welcome the Minister for F…
The Chinese delegation thanks you, Mr. President, for having convened this public debate. Our thanks go also to Mr. Lynn Pascoe for his briefing.
Although the situation in the Middle East remains fragile and volatile, there has been significant progress since March, when the Council held its previo…
At the outset, I would like to thank Mr. Ian Martin, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, for his briefing. I thank him and the United Nations Mission in Nepal (UNMIN) for their hard work over the past year and a half.
As a neighbouring country of Nepal, China takes great pleasure i…
The Chinese delegation wishes to thank you, Sir, for coming to New York to preside over this meeting. I would also like to thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Radhika Coomaraswamy and UNICEF Executive Director Ann Veneman for their briefings.
China is deeply concerned about violat…
The Chinese delegation endorses the statement made by the representative of Antigua and Barbuda on behalf of the Group of 77 and China.
We appreciate the measures taken by the Secretary-General to address the current food crisis and support the High-Level Task Force on the Global Food Security Cris…
The Chinese delegation has insurmountable difficulties with the draft resolution and therefore voted against it.
Since the March elections in Zimbabwe caused a political dispute, China has closely followed the evolution of the situation in the country. We call upon all parties in Zimbabwe to take t…
